How an OpenTelemetry collector works
As explained in What is OpenTelemetry and how is it used by Centreon Log Management?, you need to install an OpenTelemetry collector on each host you want to be able to send logs to Centreon Log Management. Only one collector is needed per host. You can send different types of logs using the same collector.
Simple collector configurations
Here are two examples of simple configurations. If you want to collect many types of logs from the same host, use Full collector configuration (multiple log sources).
Full collector configuration (multiple log sources)
Simple collector configurations provides a configuration file to set up log collection from a Windows machine. The procedure below is better suited to cases where multiple log types are collected on the same host (Windows or Linux).
Troubleshooting your installation
Check the status of your collector on the host you want to receive logs from: