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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions modules/cluster-logging-collector-external.adoc
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Expand Up @@ -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].


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