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Configuring the PLOSSYS 5 Server


Operating System Settings

  1. In an editor, open the following configuration file:
/etc/sysctl.conf
  1. Adjust the necessary operating system settings

    • for high-volume systems:

      net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 10000 65535
      fs.file-max = 1058576
      
    • for working with Elasticsearch:

      vm.max_map_count = 262144
      

Logging

If you have installed PLOSSYS 5 with a separate management server, you have to set the IP address of the management server for the logging:

  1. On the PLOSSYS 5 server, edit the following file:

    /opt/seal/etc/filebeat.yml
    
  2. In elasticsearch, replace localhost by the host name or IP address of the management server:

    output:
      elasticsearch:
        hosts:
        - http://<admin_server>:9200
    
  3. Save the file.

  4. In the seal-rest service, specify the following key:

    Example of setting the key via PLOSSYS CLI

    plossys config set ELASTICSEARCH_REST_URL "http://<admin_server>:9200" --service rest --insecure
    
  5. Restart PLOSSYS 5:

    plossys service start
    

Logging in a Cluster

Hint - each cluster member separately

All PLOSSYS 5 servers in a cluster have to transfer their log data to the same Elasticsearch server. Therefore you have to perform the following instructions on each cluster member separately.

  1. On the PLOSSYS 5 server, edit the following file:

    /opt/seal/etc/filebeat.yml
    
  2. In elasticsearch, replace localhost by the host name or IP address of the management server:

    output:
      elasticsearch:
        hosts:
        - http://<admin_server>:9200
    
  3. Save the file.

  4. In the seal-rest service, specify the following key:

    Example of setting the key via PLOSSYS CLI

    plossys config set ELASTICSEARCH_REST_URL "http://<admin_server>:9200" --service rest --insecure
    
  5. Restart PLOSSYS 5:

    plossys service start
    

Displaying the Log Messages of PLOSSYS 5 in Kibana

The log messages of PLOSSYS 5 can be displayed and evaluated in the Kibana user interface.

Open the Kibana user interface in a Web browser:

http://<admin_server>:5601

Hint - saving search settings

Kibana does not save search settings. But as the search settings are included in the URL you can save the search settings as bookmarks.


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