Vector log collector causes node high disk usage in RHOCP 4

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • OpenShift Logging Leaking Disk Usage.
  • OpenShift Logging is Using up all the Disk Space on a Given Node.
  • After deleting the OpenShift Logging Pod on this given node, 400GB+ of Disk Space gets freed up.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
    • 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Logging (RHOL)
    • 5.5
    • 5.6
    • 5.7
  • Log collector Vector

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