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I'd like to make a common name for each Fluentd role.
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Name

  • Fluentd Cluster ... whole of fluentd system
  • Fluentd Node ... type of role
  • Fluentd Instance ... each fluentd process

Role

  1. Forwarder ... forwarding log to Aggregator node
  2. Aggregator ... Aggregate log from forwarder node
  3. Proceccer ... Processing or filter records node
  4. Watcher ... Detecting specific pattern and notify node

Diagram

+-----------+                                           +-----------+
| Forwarder +--+      +---------------------+        +--+ Processor |
+-----------+  +------+ Aggregator(Active)  | +------+  +-----------+
+-----------+  |      +---------------------+        |               
| Forwarder +--+                                     |  +-----------+
+-----------+  |      +---------------------+        +--+  Watcher  |
+-----------+  |      | Aggregator(Standby) |           +-----------+
| Forwarder +--+      +---------------------+                        
+-----------+
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kiyoto commented Jun 27, 2014

  • s/Proceccer/Processor/
  • I am not 100% sure about the diagram: Are processors/watchers always different from aggregators/forwarders? I can easily imagine a forwarder also being a processor and aggregator being a watcher.

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