diff --git a/modules/cluster-logging-collector-external.adoc b/modules/cluster-logging-collector-external.adoc index ad767d3b2fa7..f0385cdc6c22 100644 --- a/modules/cluster-logging-collector-external.adoc +++ b/modules/cluster-logging-collector-external.adoc @@ -24,15 +24,17 @@ This legacy *out_forward* method is deprecated and will be removed in a future r ifdef::openshift-origin[] The *forward* plug-ins are provided with the Fluentd image as of v1.4.0. -The *in_forward* plug-in implements the server side (receiver), and *out_forward* implements the client side (sender). +The *out_forward* plug-in implements the client side (sender) and the *in_forward* plug-in implements the server side (receiver). endif::openshift-origin[] ifdef::openshift-enterprise,openshift-webscale[] The *forward* plug-ins are supported by Fluentd only. -The *in_forward* plug-in implements the server side (receiver), and *out_forward* implements the client side (sender). +The *out_forward* plug-in implements the client side (sender) and the *in_forward* plug-in implements the server side (receiver) endif::openshift-enterprise,openshift-webscale[] -To configure the *out_forward* plug-in, create a ConfigMap called `secure-forward` in the `openshift-logging` namespace. On the receiver, configure the Fluentd `secure-forward.conf` file. For more information on using the *in_forward* plug-in, see the link:https://docs.fluentd.org/input/forward[Fluentd documentation]. +To configure {product-title} to send logs using *out_forward*, create a ConfigMap called `secure-forward` in the `openshift-logging` namespace that points to a receiver. +On the receiver, configure the *in_forward* plug-in to receive the logs from {product-title}. For more information on using the *in_forward* plug-in, see the link:https://docs.fluentd.org/input/forward[Fluentd documentation]. + [IMPORTANT] ====