CloudVPS (openstack) uses a micro services architecture with many scattered components. Finding relevant log entries is often a complex task.
Examples:
- in codfw1dev we have now 3 cloudcontrol servers (API servers, control plane). Each API request can hit several different log files (keystone, neutron, nova)
- in eqiad1 we have 2 web servers, same problem
- we have 2 cloudnet servers per deployment
- etc
Log aggregation or any other facility should be considered to improve our ability to manage these systems.