Correct. For no data loss, prefer embedded agent (but that too is limited capacity).
On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Roshan Naik <[email protected]> wrote: > When append() throws an exception it is cascaded back to the application > and it needs to handle that and perhaps log elsewhere ? > > Seems like it can be difficult to guarantee no data loss with > log4jAppender. Consequently embedded agent would be a better alternative > when it is critical to have no data loss ? > -roshan > > > On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 9:49 PM, Hari Shreedharan < > [email protected] > > wrote: > > > Roshan, > > > > Please see inline. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Hari > > > > > > On Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Roshan Naik wrote: > > > > > anyone ? > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:45 PM, Roshan Naik <[email protected] > (mailto: > > [email protected])> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > 1) Would it be right to say that the log4jappender will block till > the > > > > event is delivered to the flume agent ? basically wondering if this > > impacts > > > > the application that is writing the logs when the target flume agent > is > > > > taking time to accept the events. > > > > > > Yes it will wait until the message is delivered. > > > > > > > > 2) if the target flume agent is not available, it appears to me that > > the > > > > events will be dropped by log4j appender ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Only in unsafe mode, else it will throw. > > > > > > > > i assume the answer is the same for either the LB and non-LB version > of > > > > the appender... > > > > -roshan > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > > > NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or > entity > > to > > > which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, > > > privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the > reader > > > of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > > that > > > any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or > > > forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > > > received this communication in error, please contact the sender > > immediately > > > and delete it from your system. Thank You. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, > privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader > of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or > forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately > and delete it from your system. Thank You. >
