Metadata fields
IBM Cloud Logs includes metadata fields that can be used to catalog and filter logs, grant user permissions and access to data, create log templates and template branches, and track anomalies.
Application name
The application name is the environment that produces and sends logs to IBM Cloud Logs.
The following are samples of application names based on the log source:
| Source | Application Name |
|---|---|
| Activity tracking events | ibm-audit-event |
| Platform logs | ibm-platform-logs |
| Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud cluster | kubernetes.namespace_name |
| IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster | kubernetes.namespace_name |
| Linux server | ${HOSTNAME} |
| Windows server | ${COMPUTERNAME} |
Subsystem name
The subsystem name is the service or application that produces and sends logs to IBM Cloud Logs.
The following are samples of subsystem names based on the log source:
| Source | Subsystem Name |
|---|---|
| Activity tracking events | CRNserviceName:instanceID |
| VPC Activity tracking events | is:resourceType |
| Platform logs | CRNserviceName:instanceID |
| VPC Platform logs | is:resourceType |
| Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud cluster | kubernetes.container_name |
| IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster | kubernetes.container_name |
| Linux server | |
| Windows server | ProviderName |