diff --git a/catalog-dao/src/test/resources/log4j.properties b/catalog-dao/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index c18c3da..0000000
--- a/catalog-dao/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Root logger option
-log4j.rootLogger=info, stdout
-
-# Direct log messages to stdout
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
diff --git a/catalog-dao/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties b/catalog-dao/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f028cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-dao/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+status = error
+dest = err
+name = PropertiesConfig
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
+appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+appender.console.filter.threshold.level = info
+
+rootLogger.level = info
+rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bbb733..5232878 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     <commons-codec>1.10</commons-codec>
     <commons-logging>1.2</commons-logging>
     <janino.version>3.0.6</janino.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.13.1</log4j.version>
 
     <!-- aspects -->
     <jcabi.version>0.20.1</jcabi.version>
diff --git a/sdc-os-chef/scripts/docker_run.sh b/sdc-os-chef/scripts/docker_run.sh
index 7880578..5ea6652 100755
--- a/sdc-os-chef/scripts/docker_run.sh
+++ b/sdc-os-chef/scripts/docker_run.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 BE_JAVA_OPTIONS="-Xdebug -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,address=4000,server=y,suspend=n -Xmx1536m -Xms1536m"
 FE_JAVA_OPTIONS="-Xdebug -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,address=6000,server=y,suspend=n -Xmx256m -Xms256m"
 ONBOARD_BE_JAVA_OPTIONS="-Xdebug -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,address=4001,server=y,suspend=n -Xmx1g -Xms1g"
-SIM_JAVA_OPTIONS=" -Xmx128m -Xms128m -Xss1m -Dlog4j.configuration=file:///${JETTY_BASE}/config/sdc-simulator/log4j.properties"
+SIM_JAVA_OPTIONS=" -Xmx128m -Xms128m -Xss1m -Dlog4j.configuration=file:///${JETTY_BASE}/config/sdc-simulator/log4j2.properties"
 API_TESTS_JAVA_OPTIONS="-Xmx512m -Xms512m"
 UI_TESTS_JAVA_OPTIONS="-Xmx1024m -Xms1024m"
 #Define this as variable, so it can be excluded in run commands on Docker for OSX, as /etc/localtime cant be mounted there.
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/pom.xml b/test-apis-ci/pom.xml
index 4d1b8c4..2ae8752 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/pom.xml
+++ b/test-apis-ci/pom.xml
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.17</version>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+      <version>${log4j.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/conf/log4j.properties b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/conf/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 02f7830..0000000
--- a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/conf/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# Define the root logger with appender file
-log4j.rootLogger = INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-# Define the file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.FILE.File=${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
-
-# Define the layout for file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout.conversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
-
-# Set the maximum file size before rollover
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxFileSize=5MB
-
-# Set the the backup index
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxBackupIndex=10
-
-
-#############################################################
-
-# Direct log messages to stdout
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-#log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
-
-log4j.logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy=INFO
-log4j.logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction=INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-log4j.logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=INFO, FILE, stdout
-log4j.additivity.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=false
-
-
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/conf/log4j2.properties b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/conf/log4j2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0ed4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/conf/log4j2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+status = error
+dest = err
+name = PropertiesConfig
+
+property.filename = ${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
+
+#filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+#filter.threshold.level = debug
+
+appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.name = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.fileName = ${filename}
+appender.rolling.filePattern = ${targetlog}logs/ci-%d{MM-dd-yy-HH-mm-ss}-%i.log.gz
+appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.rolling.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
+appender.rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.rolling.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.rolling.policies.size.size=5MB
+appender.rolling.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
+appender.rolling.strategy.max = 10
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
+appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+appender.console.filter.threshold.level = info
+
+logger.rolling.name = RollingAppender
+logger.rolling.level = info
+logger.rolling.additivity = false
+logger.rolling.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+
+logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy.level=info
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction.level =info
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.level = info
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.additivity = false
+
+rootLogger.level = info
+rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/startTest.sh b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
index 562bfe4..a5ad7e2 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
+++ b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 else
         FULL_PATH=$CURRENT_DIR/$BASEDIR
 fi
-LOGS_PROP_FILE=file:${FULL_PATH}/conf/log4j.properties
+LOGS_PROP_FILE=file:${FULL_PATH}/conf/log4j2.properties
 #############################################
 TARGET_DIR=${FULL_PATH}/target
 CONF_FILE=${FULL_PATH}/conf/sdc.yaml
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/api/ComponentBaseTest.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/api/ComponentBaseTest.java
index 8f6d9db..beef13a 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/api/ComponentBaseTest.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/api/ComponentBaseTest.java
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 import com.aventstack.extentreports.Status;
 import org.janusgraph.core.JanusGraph;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.enums.ComponentTypeEnum;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.enums.ResourceTypeEnum;
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@
 
 public abstract class ComponentBaseTest {
 
-    protected static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ComponentBaseTest.class);
+    protected static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ComponentBaseTest.class);
 
     protected static final String REPORT_FOLDER = "." + File.separator + "ExtentReport" + File.separator;
     private static final String VERSIONS_INFO_FILE_NAME = "versions.info";
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/execute/lifecycle/LCSbaseTest.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/execute/lifecycle/LCSbaseTest.java
index 358e425..b623aea 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/execute/lifecycle/LCSbaseTest.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/execute/lifecycle/LCSbaseTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.execute.lifecycle;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.lf5.util.ResourceUtils;
+
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.enums.ComponentTypeEnum;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.LifecycleStateEnum;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     protected ArtifactReqDetails heatNetArtifactDetails;
 
     protected ArtifactReqDetails defaultArtifactDetails;
-    protected ResourceUtils resourceUtils;
+
     protected ArtifactUtils artifactUtils;
 
     // protected static ServiceUtils serviceUtils = new ServiceUtils();
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/execute/product/ProductTestBase.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/execute/product/ProductTestBase.java
index fd59f8e..2b62a55 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/execute/product/ProductTestBase.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/execute/product/ProductTestBase.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.execute.product;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.lf5.util.ResourceUtils;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.enums.ComponentTypeEnum;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	protected User sdncUserDetails;
 	protected ArtifactReqDetails heatArtifactDetails;
 	protected ArtifactReqDetails defaultArtifactDetails;
-	protected ResourceUtils resourceUtils;
+
 	protected ArtifactUtils artifactUtils;
 	protected Resource resource;
 	protected Service service;
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/preRequisites/DownloadArtifactBaseTest.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/preRequisites/DownloadArtifactBaseTest.java
index a512206..b02f211 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/preRequisites/DownloadArtifactBaseTest.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/preRequisites/DownloadArtifactBaseTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.preRequisites;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.lf5.util.ResourceUtils;
+
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.enums.ComponentTypeEnum;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.Service;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	protected ArtifactReqDetails heatArtifactDetails;
 
 	protected ArtifactReqDetails defaultArtifactDetails;
-	protected ResourceUtils resourceUtils;
+
 	protected ArtifactUtils artifactUtils;
 	protected Service service;
 
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/preRequisites/SimpleOneRsrcOneServiceTest.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/preRequisites/SimpleOneRsrcOneServiceTest.java
index 319109a..913b285 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/preRequisites/SimpleOneRsrcOneServiceTest.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/preRequisites/SimpleOneRsrcOneServiceTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.preRequisites;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.lf5.util.ResourceUtils;
+
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.User;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.api.ComponentBaseTest;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 	protected User sdncDesignerDetails;
 	protected ArtifactReqDetails defaultArtifactDetails;
-	protected ResourceUtils resourceUtils;
+
 	protected ArtifactUtils artifactUtils;
 	protected Utils utils;
 
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/run/StartTest.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/run/StartTest.java
index c1a4e39..4bd8f58 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/run/StartTest.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/run/StartTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.run;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.config.Config;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.Utils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -99,14 +101,17 @@
 
 			String log4jPropsFile = System.getProperty("log4j.configuration");
 			if (System.getProperty("os.name").contains("Windows")) {
-				String logProps = "src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.properties";
+				String logProps = "src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.properties";
 				if (log4jPropsFile == null) {
 					System.setProperty("targetlog", "target/");
 					log4jPropsFile = logProps;
 				}
 
 			}
-			PropertyConfigurator.configureAndWatch(log4jPropsFile);
+
+			LoggerContext context = (org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext) LogManager.getContext(false);
+			File file = new File(log4jPropsFile);
+			context.setConfigLocation(file.toURI());
 
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/run/StartTest2backup.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/run/StartTest2backup.java
index bb53610..cbaf8be 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/run/StartTest2backup.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/run/StartTest2backup.java
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.run;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext;
 import org.junit.runner.JUnitCore;
 import org.junit.runner.Result;
 import org.junit.runner.notification.Failure;
@@ -113,15 +115,17 @@
 
 			String log4jPropsFile = System.getProperty("log4j.configuration");
 			if (System.getProperty("os.name").contains("Windows")) {
-				String logProps = "src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.properties";
+				String logProps = "src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.properties";
 				if (log4jPropsFile == null) {
 					System.setProperty("targetlog", "target/");
 					log4jPropsFile = logProps;
 				}
 
 			}
-			PropertyConfigurator.configureAndWatch(log4jPropsFile);
-
+			
+			LoggerContext context = (org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext) LogManager.getContext(false);
+			File file = new File(log4jPropsFile);
+			context.setConfigLocation(file.toURI());
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/Utils.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/Utils.java
index ea6ef62..73e9901 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/Utils.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/Utils.java
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.Component;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.config.Config;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.datatypes.ServiceReqDetails;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
 
 	Gson gson = new Gson();
 
-	static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Utils.class.getName());
+	static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(Utils.class);
 
 	String contentTypeHeaderData = "application/json";
 	String acceptHeaderDate = "application/json";
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/rest/ResponseParser.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/rest/ResponseParser.java
index 30e54d3..5254db8 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/rest/ResponseParser.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/rest/ResponseParser.java
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
 import com.google.gson.*;
 import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@
 	public static final String ORIGIN_TYPE = "originType";
 	public static final String TOSCA_RESOURCE_NAME = "toscaResourceName";
 
-	static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ResponseParser.class.getName());
+	static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ResponseParser.class);
 
 	public static String getValueFromJsonResponse(String response, String fieldName) {
 		try {
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/validation/AuditValidationUtils.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/validation/AuditValidationUtils.java
index 06dbc12..1758fce 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/validation/AuditValidationUtils.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/validation/AuditValidationUtils.java
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ColumnDefinitions;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Row;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONArray;
 import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONException;
 import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONObject;
@@ -64,14 +65,14 @@
 import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertTrue;
 
 public class AuditValidationUtils {
-	protected static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(AuditValidationUtils.class.getName());
+	protected static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(AuditValidationUtils.class);
 	private static final String auditKeySpaceName = "sdcaudit";
 
 	public AuditValidationUtils() {
 		super();
 
 		StartTest.enableLogger();
-		logger = Logger.getLogger(AuditValidationUtils.class.getName());
+		logger = LogManager.getLogger(AuditValidationUtils.class);
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/validation/ProductValidationUtils.java b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/validation/ProductValidationUtils.java
index 18c9f9f..f2ef082 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/validation/ProductValidationUtils.java
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/ci/tests/utils/validation/ProductValidationUtils.java
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.validation;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
 import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
 import org.json.simple.JSONValue;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 
 public class ProductValidationUtils {
 
-	static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ProductValidationUtils.class.getName());
+	static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ProductValidationUtils.class);
 
 	public static void compareExpectedAndActualProducts(Product expectedProduct, Product actualProduct) {
 		compareExpectedAndActualProducts(expectedProduct, actualProduct, null);
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.properties b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 02f7830..0000000
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# Define the root logger with appender file
-log4j.rootLogger = INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-# Define the file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.FILE.File=${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
-
-# Define the layout for file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout.conversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
-
-# Set the maximum file size before rollover
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxFileSize=5MB
-
-# Set the the backup index
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxBackupIndex=10
-
-
-#############################################################
-
-# Direct log messages to stdout
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-#log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
-
-log4j.logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy=INFO
-log4j.logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction=INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-log4j.logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=INFO, FILE, stdout
-log4j.additivity.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=false
-
-
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.xml b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6db233a..0000000
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
-<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
-
-<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"
-	debug="false">
-
-	<appender name="fileAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
-
-		<param name="Threshold" value="INFO" />
-
-		<param name="File" value="logfile.log" />
-
-		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
-
-			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c{1}] %m %n" />
-
-		</layout>
-
-	</appender>
-
-	<root>
-
-		<level value="INFO" />
-
-		<appender-ref ref="fileAppender" />
-
-	</root>
-	
-	
-
-</log4j:configuration>
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.properties b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8944db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+status = error
+dest = err
+name = PropertiesConfig
+
+property.filename = ${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
+
+#filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+#filter.threshold.level = debug
+
+appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.name = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.fileName = ${filename}
+appender.rolling.filePattern = ${targetlog}logs/ci-%d{MM-dd-yy-HH-mm-ss}-%i.log.gz
+appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.rolling.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
+appender.rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.rolling.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.rolling.policies.size.size=5MB
+appender.rolling.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
+appender.rolling.strategy.max = 10
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
+appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+appender.console.filter.threshold.level = info
+
+logger.rolling.name = RollingAppender
+logger.rolling.level = info
+logger.rolling.additivity = false
+logger.rolling.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+
+logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy.level=info
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction.level =info
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.level = info
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.additivity = false
+
+rootLogger.level = info
+rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.xml b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5295d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Configuration status="ERROR">
+	<Appenders>
+		<File name="fileAppender" fileName="logfile.log" append="false">
+			<PatternLayout pattern="%d %-5p [%c{1}] %m %n"/>
+		</File>
+	</Appenders>
+	<Loggers>
+		<Root level="info">
+			<AppenderRef ref="fileAppender"/>
+		</Root>
+	</Loggers>
+</Configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/scripts/startTest.sh b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/scripts/startTest.sh
index 719bca4..f8285ef 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/scripts/startTest.sh
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/ci/scripts/startTest.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 else
         FULL_PATH=$CURRENT_DIR/$BASEDIR
 fi
-LOGS_PROP_FILE=file:${FULL_PATH}/conf/log4j.properties
+LOGS_PROP_FILE=file:${FULL_PATH}/conf/log4j2.properties
 #############################################
 TARGET_DIR=${FULL_PATH}/target
 CONF_FILE=${FULL_PATH}/conf/attsdc.yaml
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 31c4ba0..0000000
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# Define the root logger with appender file
-log4j.rootLogger = INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-# Define the file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.FILE.File=${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
-
-# Define the layout for file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout.conversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
-
-# Set the maximum file size before rollover
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxFileSize=5MB
-
-# Set the the backup index
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxBackupIndex=10
-
-
-#############################################################
-
-# Direct log messages to stdout
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-#log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
-
-log4j.logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy=INFO
-log4j.logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cql.CassandraTransaction=INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-log4j.logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=INFO, FILE, stdout
-log4j.additivity.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=false
-
-
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j.xml b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6db233a..0000000
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
-<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
-
-<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"
-	debug="false">
-
-	<appender name="fileAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
-
-		<param name="Threshold" value="INFO" />
-
-		<param name="File" value="logfile.log" />
-
-		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
-
-			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c{1}] %m %n" />
-
-		</layout>
-
-	</appender>
-
-	<root>
-
-		<level value="INFO" />
-
-		<appender-ref ref="fileAppender" />
-
-	</root>
-	
-	
-
-</log4j:configuration>
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..242714c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+status = error
+dest = err
+name = PropertiesConfig
+
+property.filename = ${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
+
+#filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+#filter.threshold.level = debug
+
+appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.name = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.fileName = ${filename}
+appender.rolling.filePattern = ${targetlog}logs/ci-%d{MM-dd-yy-HH-mm-ss}-%i.log.gz
+appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.rolling.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
+appender.rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.rolling.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.rolling.policies.size.size=5MB
+appender.rolling.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
+appender.rolling.strategy.max = 10
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
+appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+appender.console.filter.threshold.level = info
+
+logger.rolling.name = RollingAppender
+logger.rolling.level = info
+logger.rolling.additivity = false
+logger.rolling.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+
+logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy.level=info
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cql.CassandraTransaction.level =info
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cql.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cql.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.level = info
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.additivity = false
+
+rootLogger.level = info
+rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97a07f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Configuration status="ERROR">
+<Appenders>
+	<File name="fileAppender" fileName="logfile.log" append="false">
+		<PatternLayout pattern="%d %-5p [%c{1}] %m %n"/>
+	</File>
+</Appenders>
+<Loggers>
+	<Root level="info">
+		<AppenderRef ref="fileAppender"/>
+	</Root>
+</Loggers>
+</Configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/conf/log4j.properties b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/conf/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 31c4ba0..0000000
--- a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/conf/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# Define the root logger with appender file
-log4j.rootLogger = INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-# Define the file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.FILE.File=${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
-
-# Define the layout for file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout.conversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
-
-# Set the maximum file size before rollover
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxFileSize=5MB
-
-# Set the the backup index
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxBackupIndex=10
-
-
-#############################################################
-
-# Direct log messages to stdout
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-#log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
-
-log4j.logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy=INFO
-log4j.logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cql.CassandraTransaction=INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-log4j.logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=INFO, FILE, stdout
-log4j.additivity.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=false
-
-
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/conf/log4j2.properties b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/conf/log4j2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4735d08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/conf/log4j2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+status = error
+dest = err
+name = PropertiesConfig
+
+property.filename = ${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
+
+#filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+#filter.threshold.level = debug
+
+appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.name = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.fileName = ${filename}
+appender.rolling.filePattern = ${targetlog}logs/ci-%d{MM-dd-yy-HH-mm-ss}-%i.log.gz
+appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.rolling.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
+appender.rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.rolling.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.rolling.policies.size.size=5MB
+appender.rolling.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
+appender.rolling.strategy.max = 10
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
+appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+appender.console.filter.threshold.level = info
+
+logger.rolling.name = RollingAppender
+logger.rolling.level = info
+logger.rolling.additivity = false
+logger.rolling.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+
+logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy.level=info
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cql.CassandraTransaction.level =info
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cql.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cql.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.level = info
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.additivity = false
+
+rootLogger.level = info
+rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/startTest.sh b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
index c441557..4215325 100644
--- a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
+++ b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 else
         FULL_PATH=$CURRENT_DIR/$BASEDIR
 fi
-LOGS_PROP_FILE=file:${FULL_PATH}/conf/log4j.properties
+LOGS_PROP_FILE=file:${FULL_PATH}/conf/log4j2.properties
 #############################################
 TARGET_DIR=${FULL_PATH}/target
 CONF_FILE=${FULL_PATH}/conf/sdc.yaml
diff --git a/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.properties b/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bdf0fa..0000000
--- a/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# Define the root logger with appender file
-log4j.rootLogger = DEBUG, FILE, stdout
-
-# Define the file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.FILE.File=${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
-
-# Define the layout for file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout.conversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
-
-# Set the maximum file size before rollover
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxFileSize=5MB
-
-# Set the the backup index
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxBackupIndex=10
-
-
-#############################################################
-
-# Direct log messages to stdout
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-#log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
-
-log4j.logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy=DEBUG
-log4j.logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction=INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-log4j.logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=TRACE, FILE, stdout
-log4j.additivity.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils=false
-
-
diff --git a/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.properties b/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dde1c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/conf/log4j2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+status = error
+dest = err
+name = PropertiesConfig
+
+property.filename = ${targetlog}logs/ci-log.out
+
+#filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+#filter.threshold.level = debug
+
+appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.name = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.fileName = ${filename}
+appender.rolling.filePattern = ${targetlog}logs/ci-%d{MM-dd-yy-HH-mm-ss}-%i.log.gz
+appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.rolling.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
+appender.rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.rolling.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.rolling.policies.size.size=5MB
+appender.rolling.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
+appender.rolling.strategy.max = 10
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
+appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+appender.console.filter.threshold.level = info
+
+logger.rolling.name = RollingAppender
+logger.rolling.level = info
+logger.rolling.additivity = false
+logger.rolling.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+
+logger.org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageProxy.level=debug
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction.level =info
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.janusgraph.diskstorage.cassandra.CassandraTransaction.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.level = trace
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.appendRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+logger.org.openecomp.sdc.ci.tests.utils.additivity = false
+
+rootLogger.level = debug
+rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
diff --git a/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/scripts/startTest.sh b/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/scripts/startTest.sh
index 93064d0..20afd86 100644
--- a/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/scripts/startTest.sh
+++ b/ui-ci/src/main/resources/ci/scripts/startTest.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 else
         FULL_PATH=$CURRENT_DIR/$BASEDIR
 fi
-LOGS_PROP_FILE=file:${FULL_PATH}/conf/log4j.properties
+LOGS_PROP_FILE=file:${FULL_PATH}/conf/log4j2.properties
 #############################################
 TARGET_DIR=${FULL_PATH}/target
 CONF_FILE=${FULL_PATH}/conf/attsdc.yaml
diff --git a/utils/webseal-simulator/pom.xml b/utils/webseal-simulator/pom.xml
index 00e84a2..10787cc 100644
--- a/utils/webseal-simulator/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/webseal-simulator/pom.xml
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.17</version>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+      <version>${log4j.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/files/default/log4j.properties b/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/files/default/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bf9084..0000000
--- a/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/files/default/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# Define the root logger with appender file
-log4j.rootLogger = INFO, FILE, stdout
-
-# Define the file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.FILE.File=logs/ws-log.out
-
-# Define the layout for file appender
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.FILE.layout.conversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
-
-# Set the maximum file size before rollover
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxFileSize=5MB
-
-# Set the the backup index
-log4j.appender.FILE.maxBackupIndex=10
-
-
-#############################################################
-
-# Direct log messages to stdout
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-#log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
diff --git a/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/files/default/log4j2.properties b/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/files/default/log4j2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77acad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/files/default/log4j2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+status = error
+dest = err
+name = PropertiesConfig
+
+property.filename = logs/ws-log.out
+
+#filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+#filter.threshold.level = debug
+
+appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.name = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.fileName = ${filename}
+appender.rolling.filePattern = logs/ws-%d{MM-dd-yy-HH-mm-ss}-%i.log.gz
+appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.rolling.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p [%10c] : %m%n
+appender.rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.rolling.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.rolling.policies.size.size=5MB
+appender.rolling.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
+appender.rolling.strategy.max = 10
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %5p %10c:%L - %m%n
+appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+appender.console.filter.threshold.level = info
+
+logger.rolling.name = RollingAppender
+logger.rolling.level = info
+logger.rolling.additivity = false
+logger.rolling.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
+
+rootLogger.level = info
+rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
+rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = RollingFile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/recipes/SDC_Simulator_3_logback.rb b/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/recipes/SDC_Simulator_3_logback.rb
index 06151fe..14f83c3 100644
--- a/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/recipes/SDC_Simulator_3_logback.rb
+++ b/utils/webseal-simulator/sdc-simulator/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-simulator/recipes/SDC_Simulator_3_logback.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-cookbook_file "log4j.properties" do
-   path "#{ENV['JETTY_BASE']}/config/sdc-simulator/log4j.properties"
-   source "log4j.properties"
+cookbook_file "log4j2.properties" do
+   path "#{ENV['JETTY_BASE']}/config/sdc-simulator/log4j2.properties"
+   source "log4j2.properties"
    owner "jetty"
    group "jetty"
    mode "0755"
diff --git a/utils/webseal-simulator/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/webseal/simulator/SdcProxy.java b/utils/webseal-simulator/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/webseal/simulator/SdcProxy.java
index 29babc4..014b6c4 100644
--- a/utils/webseal-simulator/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/webseal/simulator/SdcProxy.java
+++ b/utils/webseal-simulator/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/webseal/simulator/SdcProxy.java
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
 import org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager;
 import org.apache.http.ssl.SSLContextBuilder;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.webseal.simulator.conf.Conf;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@
     private static final Set<String> RESERVED_HEADERS = Arrays.stream(ReservedHeaders.values()).map(h -> h.getValue()).collect(Collectors.toSet());
 
 
-    private final static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SdcProxy.class);
+    private final static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(SdcProxy.class);
 
     public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException {
         super.init(config);