Octopussy Internals

How Octopussy handles logs

1. syslog-ng receives syslog messages and forward them to octo_dispatcher.
2. octo_dispatcher receives syslog messages and sort them by Device.
Logs are stored in the Device Incoming Logs Directory.
(/DEFAULT_STORAGE_INCOMING/devicename/Incoming/YYYY/MM/DD/msg_HHhMM.log)

3. one octo_parser by Device handle messages and sort them by Service.
• Logs that have been recognized are stored and zipped in the Device Known Logs Directory.
(/DEFAULT_STORAGE_KNOWN/devicename/servicename/YYYY/MM/DD/msg_HHhMM.log.gz)

• Logs that haven't been recognized are stored and zipped in the Device Unknown Logs Directory.
(/DEFAULT_STORAGE_UNKNOWN/devicename/Unknown/YYYY/MM/DD/msg_HHhMM.log.gz)

Storages

Device Storages