Preserve host diagnostics for memory and disk stalls - #2927
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Navigate logical layers of code changes, visualize relationships, and explore their blast radius. 📝 Walkthrough📝 WalkthroughPriority: ➖ Normal Change: Feature Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to A diagnostics installation failure can block an application release or configuration update. Kernel diagnostics may also be missing on AL2023 hosts. Resolve the deployment coupling before merging and confirm the kernel log source for the deployed platform. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@server/.platform/hooks/postdeploy/host-diagnostics.sh`:
- Line 4: Update both host-diagnostics hooks so installer failures are logged
but do not fail deployments: replace the exec-based invocation of
install_host_diagnostics.sh with a non-fatal invocation that reports failure and
exits successfully. Apply this change in
server/.platform/hooks/postdeploy/host-diagnostics.sh at line 4 and
server/.platform/confighooks/postdeploy/host-diagnostics.sh at line 4.
In `@server/scripts/install_host_diagnostics.sh`:
- Around line 78-84: Ensure the host-kernel CloudWatch source configured in the
installer receives kernel logs on AL2023, where `/var/log/messages` may not
exist because `rsyslog` is absent. Add `.ebextensions` configuration to install
and enable `rsyslog`, or configure `journalctl -k` output to a file collected by
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| "file_path": "/var/log/messages", | ||
| "log_group_name": "/aws/elasticbeanstalk/$environment_name/host-kernel", | ||
| "log_stream_name": "{instance_id}", | ||
| "retention_in_days": 14, | ||
| "filters": [{"type": "include", "expression": "kernel:"}] | ||
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# Check whether the repository already installs or configures rsyslog for the EB hosts.
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printf '%s\n' '--- tracked EB/platform files ---'
git ls-files | rg '(^|/)(\.ebextensions|\.platform)(/|$)|elastic.?beanstalk|host-diagnostics'
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant tracked references ---'
git grep -n -E 'rsyslog|/var/log/messages|journalctl|host-kernel|AL2023' -- ':!package-lock.json' ':!**/node_modules/**' || trueRepository: instantdb/instant
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printf '%s\n' '--- postdeploy hooks ---'
cat -n server/.platform/hooks/postdeploy/host-diagnostics.sh
cat -n server/.platform/confighooks/postdeploy/host-diagnostics.sh
printf '%s\n' '--- platform and EB configuration ---'
cat -n server/.elasticbeanstalk/config.yml
cat -n server/.ebextensions/resources.config
printf '%s\n' '--- diagnostics documentation ---'
cat -n server/scripts/host-diagnostics.md
printf '%s\n' '--- related cloudwatch hooks ---'
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<excerpt># `systemd` journal replaces `rsyslog` In AL2023 the logging system package has changed from AL2. AL2023 doesn&`#39`;t install `rsyslog` by default, so the text based log files such as `/var/log/messages` that were available in AL2 aren&`#39`;t available by default. The default configuration for AL2023 is `systemd-journal`, which can be examined using `journalctl`. Although `rsyslog` is an optional package in AL2023, we recommend the new `systemd` based `journalctl` interface and related packages. For more information, see the `journalctl` manual page. The systmed journal equivalent to some commonly used syslog commands are covered in the following table. | AL2 syslog command | AL2023 systemd journal equivalent | | --- | --- | | [ec2-user ~]$ cat /var/log/messages | [ec2-user ~]$ journalctl | | [ec2-user ~]$ tail -f /var/log/messages | [ec2-user ~]$ journalctl -f | | [ec2-user ~]$ grep foo /var/log/messages | [ec2-user ~]$ journalctl | grep foo |</excerpt>
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<title>Amazon Linux 2023 version 2022.0.20230118 release notes - Amazon Linux 2023</title>
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<excerpt>- `rsyslog` is no longer installed by default, and thus the `system-journald` is the way `syslog` works, with `journalctl` as the client that can look at logs.</excerpt>
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<title>Find log files in EC2 instance that runs on AL2023 | AWS re:Post</title>
<location>https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/ec2-linux-al2023-find-log-files</location>
<excerpt>Find log files in EC2 instance that runs on AL2023 | AWS re:Post # Why is the /var/log directory missing logs in my EC2 instance that runs on AL2023? The logs in the /var/log directory are missing on my Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance that runs on Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023). ## Resolution The rsyslog service maintains various log files in the /var/log directory. Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) keeps this service for backward compatibility. However, the rsyslog service isn&`#39`;t installed in AL2023 instances by default. As a result, the corresponding files in the /var/log directory, such as /var/log/messages, aren&`#39`;t available in AL2023. The default service manager systemd in AL2 and AL2023 uses systemd-journald to create logs. ### Query systemd-journald Unlike rsyslog, the systemd-journald service doesn&`#39`;t record information into files, such as messages, secure, maillog, and spooler. Instead, systemd-journald stores system information in /var/log/journal. To query the journal, you must run the journalctl command. To check all logs, run the following command: ``` journalctl ``` To check logs in reverse order, run the following command: ``` journalctl -r ``` To check the logs for a specific time duration, run the following command: ``` journalctl --since -10min ``` Note: Replace 10 with the number of minutes for your time duration. To check logs within a specific timestamp, run the following command: ``` journalctl --since "2023-06-21 10:50:00" --until "2023-06-21 11:00:00" ``` Note: Replace 2023-06-21 10:50:00 with the beginning date and time of your time stamp and 2023-06-21 11:00:00 with the end. To check logs that are specific to a service, run the following command: ``` journalctl -u sshd ``` Note: The preceding command checks the SSH service. If needed, then replace sshd with your service. To check logs based on log level of messages, run the following command: ``` journalctl -p err ``` Note: The preceding command checks the err log level. Replace err with another log level, such as emerg, alert, or crit, to filter the output by message priorities. ### Activate log files in the /var/log/ directory To install the rsyslog package on AL2023 and start the service, run the following commands: ``` # dnf install rsyslog # systemctl enable rsyslog --now ``` To validate that Amazon EC2 writes the logs to the messages files, run the following command to add a test line and check /var/log/messages: ``` # logger test_line # grep "test_line" /var/log/messages ``` Example output: ``` Jun 22 08:06:08 localhost root[1771]: test_line ``` how to collect journald logs by cloudwatch agent? mitsu Thank you for your comment. We&`#39`;ll review and update the Knowledge Center article as needed. 2 years later and you STILL CAN&`#39`;T - https://github.com/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/issues/382 CaseyR-happyreturns</excerpt>
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<excerpt>## CloudWatch agent files and locations The following table lists the files installed by and used with the CloudWatch agent, along with their locations on servers running Linux or Windows Server. ... | File | Linux location | Windows Server location | | --- | --- | --- | | The control script that controls starting, stopping, and restarting the agent. | `/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl` or `/usr/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl` | `$Env:ProgramFiles\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl.ps1` | ... | The log file the agent writes to. You might need to attach this when contacting AWS Support. | `/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/logs/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log` or `/var/log/amazon/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log` | `$Env:ProgramData\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\Logs\amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log` | ... | Agent configuration validation file. | `/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/logs/configuration-validation.log` or `/var/log/amazon/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/configuration-validation.log` | `$Env:ProgramData\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\Logs\configuration-validation.log` | ... | The JSON file used to configure the agent immediately after the wizard creates it. For more information, see Create the CloudWatch agent configuration file. | `/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json` | `$Env:ProgramFiles\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\config.json` | ... | The JSON file used to configure the agent if this configuration file has been downloaded from Parameter Store. | `/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.json` or `/etc/amazon/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.json` | `$Env:ProgramData\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\amazon-cloudwatch-agent.json` | ... | The TOML file used to specify Region and credential information to be used by the agent, overriding system defaults. | `/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/common-config.toml` or `/etc/amazon/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/common-config.toml` | `$Env:ProgramData\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\common-config.toml` | ... | The TOML file that contains the converted contents of the JSON configuration file. The `amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl` script generates this file. Users should not directly modify this file. It can be useful for verifying that JSON to TOML translation was successful. | `/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.toml` or `/etc/amazon/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.toml` | `$Env:ProgramData\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\amazon-cloudwatch-agent.toml` | ... | The YAML file that contains the converted contents of the JSON configuration file. The `amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl` script generates this file. You should not directly modify this file. This file can be useful for verifying that the JSON to YAML translation was successful. | `/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.yaml or /etc/amazon/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.yaml` | `$Env ... ProgramData\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\amazon-cloudwatch-agent.yaml` | ... ## Logs generated by the CloudWatch agent The agent generates a log while it runs. This log includes troubleshooting information. This log is the `amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log` file. This file is located in `/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/logs/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log` on Linux servers and in `$Env:ProgramData\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\Logs\amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log` on servers running Windows Server. ... You can configure the agent to log additional details in the `amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log` file. In the agent configuration file, in the `agent` section, set the `debug` field to `true`, then reconfigure and restart the CloudWatch agent. To disable the logging of this extra information, set the `debug` field to `false`. Then, reconfigure and restart the agent. For more information, see Manually create or edit the CloudWatch agent configuration file.</excerpt>
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<excerpt>can find the log files in the following paths: ... - Linux: /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/logs/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log - Windows: $Env:ProgramData\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\Logs\amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log or C:\ProgramData\Amazon\AmazonCloudWatchAgent\Logs\amazon-cloudwatch-agent.log ... Note: Replace CONFIGURATION ... FILE-PATH ... to your configuration file. If you used ... wizard to create ... 3. Confirm that the log group appears in CloudWatch Logs and that CloudWatch receives log data. Note: If you start the agent without the fetch-config command, then the agent runs with its existing configuration and doesn&`#39`;t apply your updated configuration. ... The CloudWatch agent sends logs only from the most recently modified file when both of the following conditions are true: ... The agent doesn&`#39`;t send logs from all other matching files to CloudWatch Logs. For example, your configuration file specifies the path logs\LogFiles***.log and you have folder1 and folder2 inside the LogFiles directory. The agent might not collect logs from both folders when you write new log events to both folders within a short period. ... To resolve this issue, explicitly define each log folder in the CloudWatch agent configuration file. ... For example, if you have folder1 and folder2 inside the LogFiles directory, then specify each folder path ... Files\folder1*. ... Log filters use regular expressions to include or exclude specific log events before the agent sends them to CloudWatch Logs. The agent drops log events that don&`#39`;t match the filter criteria. For more information, see Optimize log collection with Amazon CloudWatch agent log filter expressions. ... To add log filters, add a filters section to each log stream in the collect_list section of the agent configuration file: ... ``` "collect_list": [ {"file_path": "/var/log/messages", "log_group_name": "syslogs", "log_stream_name": "{instance_id}","filters": [{"type": "include","expression": "systemd:"},{"type": "exclude","expression": "Message Of The Day"}]}] ``` ... In the preceding configuration, the CloudWatch agent sends only log lines that contain the systemd: string. The agent excludes log lines that contain the Message Of The Day string. ... Note: The agent evaluates filters in the order that they appear, and the order affects the performance of the agent. In the preceding example, the configuration improves agent performance because the agent drops all logs that don&`#39`;t contain systemd: before it evaluates the exclude filter.</excerpt>
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Citations:
- 1: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/journald.html
- 2: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/release-notes/relnotes-2022.0.20230118.html
- 3: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/ec2-linux-al2023-find-log-files
- 4: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/troubleshooting-CloudWatch-Agent.html
- 5: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/troubleshoot-cloudwatch-log-ingestion
- 6: GitHub issue 1404 in aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 7: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch-Agent-Configuration-File-Details.html
- 8: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/create-cloudwatch-agent-configuration-file.html
Ensure /var/log/messages exists on AL2023 hosts.
If the Elastic Beanstalk hosts use AL2023, this installer configures CloudWatch Agent to read /var/log/messages, but AL2023 does not install rsyslog by default. Without that file, the host-kernel source cannot deliver the OOM and hung-task messages described in host-diagnostics.md.
Install and enable rsyslog through .ebextensions, or forward journalctl -k output to a file that CloudWatch Agent collects.
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In `@server/scripts/install_host_diagnostics.sh` around lines 78 - 84, Ensure the
host-kernel CloudWatch source configured in the installer receives kernel logs
on AL2023, where `/var/log/messages` may not exist because `rsyslog` is absent.
Add `.ebextensions` configuration to install and enable `rsyslog`, or configure
`journalctl -k` output to a file collected by CloudWatch Agent.
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The September 24 host stall stopped JVM and host-agent telemetry while root-volume reads saturated. The retained data could not identify the reader or establish whether memory reclaim drove the reads. Capture those signals outside the JVM and send them directly to CloudWatch so the next investigation has evidence from before the stall.
The five-second Python sampler records available memory, reclaim/refaults, memory and I/O pressure, disk counters, and selected processes' reads/faults/CPU/RSS. Java and Vector container counters capture their complete workloads. PID/start-time identity prevents false deltas after PID reuse; missing counters remain explicit. It does not collect arguments, environment variables or application data.
A separate systemd service caps memory at 64 MiB and CPU at 5% of one core, with 15 MiB of rotating local logs. CloudWatch Agent ships these records and filtered kernel messages directly, with five-second flushing and 14-day retention. Postdeploy hooks and the explicit release-bundle list install it on new hosts. The installer preserves existing log sources and does not restart Java or Vector. Hook failures are logged without failing the application deployment; direct installer failures remain visible to callers.
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cmpin the stripped Linux image exposed a dependency assumption; comparisons now use the already-required Python runtime.9ff6cc05d: diagnostics tests, shell checks, lint, build and all five Clojure test shards.Installed the reviewed diagnostic scripts on the serving host through SSM on September 24 at 13:26 UTC. Actual process samples and kernel messages were retrieved from CloudWatch. The sampled production procfs data had no read errors and included both application containers. Java and Vector retained their PIDs, start times and zero restart counts. Beanstalk's existing CloudWatch source was preserved. A narrowly targeted, idempotent State Manager bootstrap bridges replacement instances until these hooks are included in a deployed release; its 30-minute schedule can leave a collection gap on replacements and it preserves newer installed code.
This is the diagnostic step toward an outage-prevention fix. It does not change backup behavior. Whole-host/network failures may still lose unshipped samples, and short-lived processes may escape a five-second sample; kernel and container counters provide additional context. The runbook explains interpretation, off-host verification and rollback.
Pre-merge review confirmed rsyslog is supplied by the deployed Beanstalk Docker AL2023 platform (the package predates the serving host), its service is active, and real kernel records reached CloudWatch. Replacement-host delivery was verified during the release.
Merged as
a259013646f85e2e2b3bf0f64b6d5a212f8ca348and deployed September 24 at 14:02 UTC asapp-host-diagnostics-20260924-a259013646f8. The release adds the four diagnostic runtime files to the current production bundle; all existing members and pinned application/Vector images are unchanged. At 14:10 UTC the replacement host was Ready/Green/Ok with exact installed hashes, successful hook execution, actual process/container and kernel records in CloudWatch, healthy WAL checks, and recovered request latency. The retired instance is terminated. The bootstrap remains available for the older rollback bundle. This verifies collection, not prevention of the original stall.