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Operations & Maintenance

Essential operational procedures for system administrators running self-hosted LogScale. Monitor health, troubleshoot issues, manage users, backup data, and optimize performance.

❤️ Monitor System Health
Track cluster health, performance metrics, and system status
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Cluster Health Monitoring

Monitor overall cluster health and node status. Check digest queue, ingest backlog, storage capacity, and segment distribution. Essential for proactive issue detection.

Cluster Nodes

View and manage cluster nodes. Monitor node status, storage metrics, resource utilization, and node identifiers. Essential for understanding cluster topology and performance.

Internal Logs and Monitoring

Access LogScale's internal logs for system events, errors, and warnings. Monitor cluster performance and measure system behavior. Critical for troubleshooting and performance analysis.

Audit Logging

Enable and configure audit logging for compliance. Track user logins, query execution, configuration changes, and administrative actions. Export audit logs for SIEM integration.

Kafka Monitoring

Monitor Kafka cluster health, topic lag, consumer group status, and partition distribution. Essential for maintaining reliable ingest pipeline.

Cluster Statistics

View detailed cluster statistics and performance metrics. Analyze resource utilization, query performance, and system behavior for capacity planning and optimization.

Humio-Metrics Repository

Monitor cluster health using the humio-metrics repository. Understand metric types (counters, gauges, histograms), node-level metrics, and system performance indicators. Essential for operational monitoring and alerting.

🔧 Troubleshoot Issues
Diagnose and resolve common operational problems
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Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution

Identify and resolve common operational issues. Comprehensive guidance on monitoring priorities, critical warnings, and dealing with cluster problems. Step-by-step diagnostic workflows.

GraphQL for Cluster Management

Use GraphQL API for programmatic cluster monitoring and management. Query cluster status, node metrics, and health information. Automate operational tasks.

Humio-Activity Repository

Debug platform issues using humio-activity events. Investigate alerts, errors, and their resolutions. Track system activity, parser changes, and configuration updates. Essential for troubleshooting operational issues.

🔍 Manage Queries
Monitor, control, and optimize query execution across your cluster
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Query Administration

Administer queries across your LogScale cluster. View running queries, cancel long-running queries, and manage query ownership and access.

Query Monitoring

Monitor query activity across your cluster. Track query performance, identify slow or expensive queries, and optimize resource utilization.

👥 Manage Users and Access
User accounts, authentication, authorization, and access control
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User Management

Create and manage user accounts, reset passwords, assign roles, and configure user permissions. Manage repository access, view permissions, and query capabilities.

Role-Based Access Control

Implement role-based access control (RBAC). Define custom roles, assign permissions at repository and view levels, and enforce least-privilege access. Separate admin, analyst, and viewer roles.

💾 Data Archiving and Storage
Long-term data storage, archiving to cloud storage, and data retention
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Archiving Overview

Archive LogScale data to cloud storage for long-term retention and cost optimization. Understand archiving concepts, storage formats, and retrieval processes.

Amazon S3 Archiving

Configure archiving to Amazon S3 storage. Set up IAM roles, configure bucket permissions, and manage S3 storage layout. Cost-effective long-term data storage for AWS environments.

Google Cloud Storage Archiving

Configure archiving to Google Cloud Storage (GCS). Set up service accounts, configure bucket permissions, and manage GCS storage layout. Long-term storage for Google Cloud environments.

Azure Blob Storage Archiving

Configure archiving to Azure Blob Storage. Set up storage accounts, configure access keys, and manage Azure storage layout. Long-term storage for Microsoft Azure environments.

Data Retention Management

Configure data retention policies to manage storage costs and comply with data governance requirements. Set retention for compressed and uncompressed segments, age-based deletion, and performance tuning for long retention.

Repository Management

Manage repositories, views, and data organization. Configure repository settings, manage ingest tokens, and optimize repository performance.

⚙️ Configuration and Reference
Environment variables, configuration management, and system reference
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License Management and Usage

Manage LogScale licenses, track usage, and renew licenses. Monitor license capacity, measure daily ingest and storage usage, and ensure compliance with licensing terms. Use humio-usage data for license and capacity analysis.

Limits

Understand LogScale limits for data ingestion, storage, queries, and API calls. Plan your usage to stay within limits and request increases when needed.

Administration Reference

Complete administration reference including environment variables, configuration options, and system settings. Essential reference for system administrators.

⚡ Advanced Topics
Multi-cluster setup, auxiliary nodes, and advanced configurations
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Multi-Cluster Management

Set up and manage multi-cluster LogScale deployments. Configure cluster connections, topology, security, and UI integration. Advanced deployment patterns for large-scale environments.

Auxiliary Nodes

Configure auxiliary nodes for specialized workloads. Dedicated nodes for specific tasks to optimize cluster performance and resource utilization.

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