Fluentd 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.
  • Pods on nodes are evicted with the error The node was low on resource: ephemeral-storage

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
    • 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Logging (RHOL)
    • 5.5 and newest versions
  • Log collector Fluentd

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