Hi, I am currently looking into cloudstack-3471 , wiki link beolw. ( https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/API+to+extract+the+log+statements+by+jobid ).
As part of it I was was planning on deploying and using default system vms to host the logstash+elasticsearch indexing/searching layer. After a bit of investigation it appears that in cloudstack currently there is no way to deploy and start default system vms. Is that correct. If thats the case I am proposing a root admin API to deploy a default system vm. The idea is that this system vm can be used to host additional add on services by installing additional tools/packages as required. For eg: for the logsearchservice , the api should first deploy and start default system vm , then additional configuration scripts will install and configure the (logstash and elasticsearch). This would be convenient for admininstrators and they can start querying cloudstack logs by jobid without requiring to download additional templates or worry about other dependencies like java. . The existing mechanism of using ssh port 3922 and link local ip address for communication with the system vm would still stand. Would greatly appreciate feedback/suggestions on this proposal. Thanks Saurav
