Logging services
Most enterprise deployments of AAP use some form of log aggregation to get a better view of utilization and trends. The AAP services provide good logs and views of general information and tasks, but it can be hard to keep track as things grow. This section will explain how to deploy and integrate the Automation controller with the Splunk service, but the logging aggregation on the controller is also compatible with Loggly, Sumologic, and the Elastic Stack. More details can be found on the documentation site: https://docs.ansible.com/automation-controller/latest/html/administration/logging.html.
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Numerous times, I’ve heard people asking, "Why doesn’t AAP have better logging capabilities?" And the answer I always come back with is that AAP is not a kitchen sink. There are numerous other services out there that will do a better job than the Ansible team would be able to build and support, so they focus on making the product interact as...
