[syslog-ng] systemd syslog-ng does not start CentOS 7.2.1511 [ SOLVED ]

[Fabien Wernli]

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 11:32:47AM -0400, Scot Needy wrote:
> NOTE: I do not believe some options like server,port,.. are needed in node mode. 

correct: in node mode, almost everything is in the yaml

> 	What is the relationship to the ES service and syslog-ng in node mode?

No direct relation in any mode: the ES data node runs in a different JVM on
same or other node.

> It looks like in node mode the es2 module write directly to the shard ? 

Yes, syslog-ng runs an ES instance itself that joins the cluster of the
other ES instance(s). It writes documents directly to the correct nodes.