Multiprocess agent plugin for Fluentd

multiprocess

multiprocess agent plugin runs some child fluentd processes.

Configuration

<source>
  type multiprocess

  # optional:
  #graceful_kill_interval 2s
  #graceful_kill_interval_increment 3s
  #graceful_kill_timeout 60s

  <process>
    cmdline -c /etc/fluent/fluentd_child1.conf
  </process>
  <process>
    cmdline -c /etc/fluent/fluentd_child2.conf
    sleep_before_start 5s
  </process>
  <process>
    cmdline -c /etc/fluent/fluentd_child3.conf
    sleep_before_shutdown 5s
  </process>
</source>

• process section sets command line arguments of a child process. This plugin creates one child process for each <process> section
• cmdline option is required in a <process> section
• sleep_before_start sets wait time before starting the process. Note that child processes start from last to first (fluentd_child3 -> sleep 5 -> { fluentd_child2, fluentd_child1 } in this case)
• sleep_before_shutdown sets wait time before shutting down the process. Note that child processes shutdown from first to last ({ fluentd_child1, fluentd_child2 } -> sleep 5 -> fluentd_child3 in this case)