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Simple Log Service:Overview

Last Updated:Aug 02, 2023

The service log feature of Simple Log Service helps you record log data about the operations that are performed on the resources of a project. This feature also provides dashboards that allow you to analyze data in multiple dimensions. You can use this feature to view the service status of Simple Log Service in real time and improve O&M efficiency.

Default configurations

Default configuration item

Description

Logstore

When the service log feature is enabled for a project, the generated log data is classified and stored in one of the dedicated Logstores. By default, Simple Log Service automatically creates the following two dedicated Logstores:

  • internal-operation_log: stores operation logs. A log corresponds to an API request. By default, log data in the Logstore is retained for 30 days. The billing method for the Logstore is the same as regular Logstores.

  • internal-diagnostic_log: stores the consumption delay logs of consumer groups, Logtail heartbeat logs, and the operational logs of jobs. The logs are classified by topic. By default, log data in the Logstore is retained for 30 days. The Logstore is free of charge.

For more information about log types and fields, see Log types.

Note
  • The dedicated Logstores are used to store only the logs that are generated by Simple Log Service. You cannot write other data to these Logstores. However, you can query, analyze, and consume the data of the dedicated Logstores and configure alert rules.

  • You are charged for log data generated by the service log feature based on the billing methods of Simple Log Service. For more information, see Billable items of pay-by-feature.

Region

  • If you select Automatic creation (recommended), Simple Log Service automatically creates a project in the same region to store service logs.

  • You can also select another option from the Log Storage Location drop-down list. If you specify a project to store service logs, the specified project must reside in the same region as the project for which the service log feature is enabled.

Shard

By default, two shards are created for each Logstore and the automatic sharding feature is enabled. For more information, see Enable automatic sharding.

Log retention period

By default, log data is retained for 30 days. You can modify the retention period. For more information, see Manage a Logstore.

Index

By default, the indexing feature is enabled for all collected log data. If you no longer need to query and analyze data or configure alert rules, you can click Index Attributes in the upper-right corner of the Search & Analysis page to disable the indexing feature.

Dashboard

The following dashboards are automatically created:

  • Detailed logs

    • Access Traffic Monitoring

    • Access Exception Monitoring

  • Important logs

    • Consumer Group Monitoring

    • Logtail Overall Status

    • Logtail File Collection Monitoring

    • Logtail Exception Monitoring

For more information, see Service log dashboards.

Scenarios

  • Check whether data is evenly written and consumed among shards

    You can use predefined dashboards to view the data write and consumption trends of shards and check whether data is evenly written or consumed among shards.

    Multiple Logstores in a project may share the same shards. To view the data writes to multiple shards of a Logstore, you can specify the Logstore as a filter condition.

  • Monitor API request status

    You can call API operations to write log data, consume log data, and create projects or Logstores. A log is generated in the internal-operation_log Logstore each time an API operation is called. If an API request fails, the value of the Status field in the generated log is an integer that is greater than 200, for example, 404. You can monitor API requests by viewing the number of logs in which the value of the Status field is greater than 200.

  • View Logtail status

    After you enable the collection of important logs, Simple Log Service automatically creates the following Logtail-related dashboards: Logtail Overall Status, Logtail File Collection Monitoring, and Logtail Exception Monitoring. You can use these dashboards to monitor the status of Logtail.