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An error log is required for EELF-enabled components, and is intended to capture info, warn, error and fatal conditions sensed (“exception handled”) by the software components.
This includes previous logs that went to application.log
Debug Log
A debug log is optional for EELF-enabled components, and is intended to capture whatever data may be needed to debug and correct abnormal conditions of the application.
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Console logging may also be present, and is intended to capture “system/infrastructure” records. That is stdout and stderr assigned to a single “engine.out” file in a directory configurable (e.g. as an environment/shell variable) by operations personnel.
Application Log (deprecated)
see example in https://git.onap.org/oom/tree/kubernetes/portal/charts/portal-sdk/resources/config/deliveries/properties/ONAPPORTALSDK/logback.xml
We no longer support this 5th log file - see error.log
Log File Locations
There are several locations where logs are available on the host, on the nfs share and in each application and filebeat container
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