FluentD is an open-source data collector used for continuous log collection with client-side processing in OCI Logging. Two applicable scenarios are:

Managing apps/services which push logs to Object Storage (A): FluentD can be configured to collect logs from applications or services (e.g., Oracle Functions) that write logs to Object Storage buckets. It processes these logs client-side and forwards them to OCI Logging or Logging Analytics.

Comprehensive monitoring for OKE/Kubernetes (B): FluentD is widely used in Kubernetes environments like Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) to collect logs from pods, containers, and nodes. It processes these logs locally before sending them to OCI services for analysis.

Why not C or D?

Monitoring unsupported systems (C): While possible, this is not a primary FluentD scenario in OCI—it’s more about extending Management Agent capabilities.

Log Source (D): This is a component of Logging Analytics, not a FluentD scenario.

FluentD’s flexibility makes it ideal for these use cases in OCI’s observability ecosystem.