Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Creating a Log Group

Create a log group that functions as a logical container for organizing logs. You must create a log group before you can create a log.

    1. Open the navigation menu and click Observability & Management. Under Logging, click Log Groups.
    2. Under List scope, select a compartment you have permission to work in.
    3. Click Create Log Group.
    4. In the Create Log Group panel, enter the following values:
      • Compartment: The compartment in which you want to create the log group. This field is already filled in based on your compartment choice in step 2.

      • Name: A name for this log group. The first character of a log group name must be a letter. For more information, see Log and Log Group Names. Avoid entering confidential information.

      • Description: A friendly description.
      • Optionally, enter tagging information.

    5. Click Create.

      The log group is created and the details page for it opens. On this page, you can perform the following actions:

      • Edit the group
      • Move the group to a different compartment
      • Add tags
      • Delete the log group
      • View log group information and tags
      • View log group resources (explore the log group, view the logs included in the log group, create custom or service logs, and view metrics)

        The Metrics resource in a log group detail page functions the same as in a log detail page. See Getting a Log's Details for more information.

  • Use the oci logging log-group create command and required parameters to create a log group:

    oci logging log-group create --compartment-id compartment_ocid --display-name display_name [OPTIONS]

    For a complete list of parameters and variable options for CLI commands, see the Command Line Reference.

  • Run the CreateLogGroup operation to create a log group.