Nevermore 260522

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• Documentation
  • Added comprehensive guide for implementing multi-line log merging in Filebeat for the nevermore logging component. Includes configuration setup, operational verification steps, and rollback procedures for handling multi-line logs in Kubernetes environments.

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Walkthrough

This PR adds a new production documentation page for implementing Filebeat multi-line log merging in the nevermore Kubernetes logging component. The guide covers where configuration lives, required settings, example Java exception patterns, step-by-step operational procedures, verification steps, rollback instructions, and production considerations around regex performance and scope.

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Multi-line Log Merging Guide

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configuration locations, procedures, and rollback docs/en/solutions/ait/Multi_line_Log_Merging.md	Complete guide describing multi-line configuration within the nevermore-config ConfigMap, example regex for Java stacks, prerequisites, ConfigMap backup/export, change application with pod restart verification, test validation, rollback procedure, and production notes on regex customization, latency, max-lines thresholds, and newly collected log scope.

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Poem

🐰 Logs that dance across the lines so long,
Now merged together, where they belong!
Filebeat's multiline brings order to the stack,
Java exceptions bundled, nothing they lack.
A guide for the keepers of nevermore's trace,
Hop into production with careful grace! 🎯

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Inline comments:
In `@docs/en/solutions/ait/Multi_line_Log_Merging.md`:
- Around line 367-370: Update the incorrect claim that ConfigMap changes
automatically restart the nevermore Pod: replace the sentence in "Step 5" that
says the `nevermore` Pod "automatically restarts and loads" the new config with
a note that mounted ConfigMap files are updated on disk but Pods are not
restarted by Kubernetes; instruct readers to either (a) roll the DaemonSet by
changing the Pod template (e.g., add a checksum annotation based on
`nevermore-config`), (b) manually delete Pods to force recreation, or (c) use a
ConfigMap reloader/controller; apply the same correction to the other
occurrences referencing `nevermore-config`/`nevermore Pod` (the other two
locations mentioned).

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• docs/en/solutions/ait/Multi_line_Log_Merging.md

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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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🌐 Web query:

In Kubernetes, does updating a ConfigMap automatically restart Pods in a DaemonSet? Please cite official Kubernetes documentation and common rollout patterns (e.g., rollout restart, checksum annotation, reloader controllers).

💡 Result:

No. Updating a ConfigMap does not automatically restart Pods managed by a DaemonSet (or other workload controllers). What Kubernetes does with ConfigMap changes - When a ConfigMap is mounted as a volume (not via subPath), the projected contents are eventually updated on the node (“seamlessly” from the mount perspective), after a short delay. However, your application must re-read/watch for the updated files; if it only loads config at startup, the running process won’t change behavior just because the ConfigMap changed. [1] - ConfigMap data injected as environment variables is set at pod startup and does not update automatically; a restart is required. [2][1] - A container using a ConfigMap via subPath will not receive ConfigMap updates. [1] Implication for DaemonSets - DaemonSet Pods are replaced/restarted based on changes to the DaemonSet Pod template (the DaemonSet spec/template), not based on the ConfigMap object changing. Kubernetes only triggers a rollout when the Pod template changes; ConfigMap resource changes don’t automatically cause the DaemonSet to roll pods. [3][1] Common rollout patterns to apply ConfigMap updates to DaemonSet Pods 1) kubectl rollout restart - You can force a DaemonSet restart with kubectl rollout restart daemonset/. Kubernetes documents kubectl rollout restart with DaemonSet as a valid target. [4] 2) Checksum annotation (force Pod-template change) - A common pattern is to add an annotation to the DaemonSet Pod template whose value is a hash of the referenced ConfigMap data; when the ConfigMap changes, the checksum changes, which updates the Pod template and triggers the DaemonSet controller to roll pods. This is a standard “checksum annotation” approach used to trigger restarts on config changes. [5] 3) Reloader-style controllers (automatic) - Controllers like Reloader watch ConfigMaps/Secrets and trigger rolling restarts of workloads that reference them, addressing the fact that Kubernetes does not automatically restart pods when ConfigMaps change. [5] Note: If you mount the ConfigMap with subPath, none of the above will help unless you also restart (or the app reloads from some other mechanism), because subPath mounts do not receive ConfigMap updates. [1]

Citations:

• 1: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-pod-configmap/
• 2: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/configuration/updating-configuration-via-a-configmap/
• 3: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/manage-daemon/update-daemon-set/
• 4: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_rollout/kubectl_rollout_restart/
• 5: https://docs.stakater.com/reloader/main/how-to-guides/restart-pods-when-configmap-changes.html

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Fix incorrect guarantee: ConfigMap updates don’t automatically restart DaemonSet Pods
Lines 367-370 (also 426-429, 463) state that after nevermore-config is updated/rolled back, the nevermore Pod “automatically restarts and loads” the configuration. Kubernetes does not restart Pods on ConfigMap changes by default; mounted ConfigMap files update eventually, but the application must re-read/watch them (and DaemonSet rollouts occur only when the Pod template changes, e.g., checksum annotation or a reloader controller).

Suggested doc fix

-After `nevermore-config` is updated, the `nevermore` Pod automatically restarts and loads the new configuration. Manual Pod deletion is not required.
+After `nevermore-config` is updated, Kubernetes does not automatically restart DaemonSet Pods. Verify whether `nevermore` reloads the mounted config automatically in your environment; if not, trigger a controlled DaemonSet rollout restart so Pods pick up the new configuration.

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-After `nevermore-config` is rolled back, the `nevermore` Pod automatically restarts and reloads the rolled-back configuration. Manual Pod deletion is not required.
+After `nevermore-config` is rolled back, Kubernetes does not automatically restart DaemonSet Pods. Verify whether `nevermore` reloads the mounted config automatically; if not, trigger a controlled DaemonSet rollout restart to apply the rolled-back configuration.

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-After `nevermore-config` is updated, the Pod automatically restarts and loads the new configuration.
+After `nevermore-config` is updated, confirm Pods reloaded/restarted (via your rollout/reloader mechanism or an explicit DaemonSet restart) and that the new configuration is active (for example, via `kubectl rollout status` and/or checking `nevermore` logs).

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	### Step 5: Wait for the nevermore Pod to Update Automatically
	After `nevermore-config` is updated, the `nevermore` Pod automatically restarts and loads the new configuration. Manual Pod deletion is not required.
	### Step 5: Wait for the nevermore Pod to Update Automatically
	After `nevermore-config` is updated, Kubernetes does not automatically restart DaemonSet Pods. Verify whether `nevermore` reloads the mounted config automatically in your environment; if not, trigger a controlled DaemonSet rollout restart so Pods pick up the new configuration.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@docs/en/solutions/ait/Multi_line_Log_Merging.md` around lines 367 - 370,
Update the incorrect claim that ConfigMap changes automatically restart the
nevermore Pod: replace the sentence in "Step 5" that says the `nevermore` Pod
"automatically restarts and loads" the new config with a note that mounted
ConfigMap files are updated on disk but Pods are not restarted by Kubernetes;
instruct readers to either (a) roll the DaemonSet by changing the Pod template
(e.g., add a checksum annotation based on `nevermore-config`), (b) manually
delete Pods to force recreation, or (c) use a ConfigMap reloader/controller;
apply the same correction to the other occurrences referencing
`nevermore-config`/`nevermore Pod` (the other two locations mentioned).