The Logging add-on operator in ROSA/OSD was deprecated

Solution Verified - Updated -

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)
    • 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated (OSD)
    • 4
  • Logging add-on for Amazon CloudWatch
  • Red Hat OpenShift Logging (RHOL)
    • 5

Issue

  • How to transfer logs to an external log store such like CloudWatch on ROSA/OSD clusters.

Resolution

As the logging add-on is now deprecated, it's needed to deploy and use the Red Hat OpenShift Logging operator through OperatorHub in OSD/ROSA clusters instead of using logging add-on operator. Refer to Installing the logging subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift for additional information about the installation.

If the logging add-on is already installed in the OSD/ROSA cluster, it's possible to migrate it to use RHOL as explained in: Migration from the Logging add-on to Red Hat OpenShift Logging (RHOL).

Note: Red Hat recommends to use the AWS CloudWatch solution. Refer to Forwarding logs to Amazon CloudWatch for more details how to configure the forwarding.

Note: The documentation for OpenShift Logging in OSD can be accessed changing rosa to dedicated in the above URLs.

Root Cause

The Logging add-on from OSD and ROSA is deprecated and will be removed. Instead of the add-on, it's possible to install the same OpenShift Logging operator than in OCP. Red Hat recommends to configure OpenShift Logging to forward the logs to AWS CloudWatch.

This solution is part of Red Hat’s fast-track publication program, providing a huge library of solutions that Red Hat engineers have created while supporting our customers. To give you the knowledge you need the instant it becomes available, these articles may be presented in a raw and unedited form.

Comments