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AWS App ELB

Configure AWS to forward logs to Logz.io

When you set Logz.io to fetch Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) logs, Logz.io will periodically read logs from the configured S3 bucket. Elastic Load Balancing logs are useful for application usage intelligence and monitoring.

This service integration is specifically designed to work with the destination bucket to which the service writes its logs.

It is based on the service's naming convention and path structure.

If you're looking to ship the service's logs from a different bucket, please use the S3 Bucket shipping method instead.

Before you begin, you'll need: s3:ListBucket and s3:GetObject permissions for the required S3 bucket (one bucket per region)

Send your logs to an S3 bucket

Logz.io fetches your Elastic Load Balancing logs from an S3 bucket.

For help with setting this up, see these AWS doce

Add a new S3 bucket using the dedicated Logz.io configuration wizard

Log into the app to use the dedicated Logz.io configuration wizard and add a new S3 bucket.

  1. Click + Add a bucket
  2. Select your preferred method of authentication - an IAM role or access keys.

The configuration wizard will open.

  1. Select the hosting region from the dropdown list.
  2. Provide the S3 bucket name
  3. Optional You have the option to add a prefix.
  4. Choose whether you want to include the source file path. This saves the path of the file as a field in your log.
  5. Save your information.

S3 bucket IAM authentication wizard S3 bucket keyaccess authentication wizard

note

Logz.io fetches logs that are generated after configuring an S3 bucket. Logz.io cannot fetch old logs retroactively.

Check Logz.io for your logs

Give your logs some time to get from your system to ours, and then open Open Search Dashboards.

If you still don't see your logs, see log shipping troubleshooting.

Configure AWS to forward metrics to Logz.io

Deploy this integration to send your Amazon App ELB metrics to Logz.io.

This integration creates a Kinesis Data Firehose delivery stream that links to your Amazon App ELB metrics stream and then sends the metrics to your Logz.io account. It also creates a Lambda function that adds AWS namespaces to the metric stream, and a Lambda function that collects and ships the resources' tags.

Log in to your Logz.io account and navigate to the current instructions page inside the Logz.io app. Install the pre-built dashboard to enhance the observability of your metrics.

To view the metrics on the main dashboard, log in to your Logz.io Metrics account, and open the Logz.io Metrics tab.

Before you begin, you'll need:

  • An active account with Logz.io

Configure AWS to forward metrics to Logz.io

Create Stack in the relevant region

To deploy this project, click the button that matches the region you wish to deploy your Stack to:

RegionDeployment
us-east-1Deploy to AWS
us-east-2Deploy to AWS
us-west-1Deploy to AWS
us-west-2Deploy to AWS
eu-central-1Deploy to AWS
eu-north-1Deploy to AWS
eu-west-1Deploy to AWS
eu-west-2Deploy to AWS
eu-west-3Deploy to AWS
sa-east-1Deploy to AWS
ap-northeast-1Deploy to AWS
ap-northeast-2Deploy to AWS
ap-northeast-3Deploy to AWS
ap-south-1Deploy to AWS
ap-southeast-1Deploy to AWS
ap-southeast-2Deploy to AWS
ca-central-1Deploy to AWS

Specify stack details

Specify the stack details as per the table below, check the checkboxes and select Create stack.

ParameterDescriptionRequired/Default
logzioListenerThe Logz.io listener URL for your region. (For more details, see the regions page. For example - https://listener.logz.io:8053Required
logzioTokenYour Logz.io metrics shipping token.Required
awsNamespacesComma-separated list of the AWS namespaces you want to monitor. See this list of namespaces. If you want to automatically add all namespaces, use value all-namespaces.At least one of awsNamespaces or customNamespace is required
customNamespaceA custom namespace for CloudWatch metrics. This is used to specify a namespace unique to your setup, separate from the standard AWS namespaces.At least one of awsNamespaces or customNamespace is required
logzioDestinationYour Logz.io destination URL.Required
httpEndpointDestinationIntervalInSecondsThe length of time, in seconds, that Kinesis Data Firehose buffers incoming data before delivering it to the destination.60
httpEndpointDestinationSizeInMBsThe size of the buffer, in MBs, that Kinesis Data Firehose uses for incoming data before delivering it to the destination.5

Check Logz.io for your metrics

Give your data some time to get from your system to ours, then log in to your Logz.io Metrics account, and open the Logz.io Metrics tab.

Log in to your Logz.io account and navigate to the current instructions page inside the Logz.io app. Install the pre-built dashboard to enhance the observability of your metrics.

To view the metrics on the main dashboard, log in to your Logz.io Metrics account, and open the Logz.io Metrics tab.