diff --git a/weed/worker/tasks/erasure_coding/ec_task.go b/weed/worker/tasks/erasure_coding/ec_task.go
index 18f192bc9..4678ab534 100644
--- a/weed/worker/tasks/erasure_coding/ec_task.go
+++ b/weed/worker/tasks/erasure_coding/ec_task.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/volume_server_pb"
@@ -70,37 +69,29 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) Execute(ctx context.Context, params *worker_pb.TaskP
 	t.sources = params.Sources // Get unified sources
 
 	// Log detailed task information
-	t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-		"volume_id":     t.volumeID,
-		"server":        t.server,
-		"collection":    t.collection,
+	t.LogInfo("Starting erasure coding task", map[string]interface{}{
 		"data_shards":   t.dataShards,
 		"parity_shards": t.parityShards,
 		"total_shards":  t.dataShards + t.parityShards,
 		"targets":       len(t.targets),
 		"sources":       len(t.sources),
-	}).Info("Starting erasure coding task")
+	})
 
 	// Log detailed target server assignments
 	for i, target := range t.targets {
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
+		t.LogInfo("Target server shard assignment", map[string]interface{}{
 			"target_index": i,
 			"server":       target.Node,
-			"shard_ids":    target.ShardIds,
 			"shard_count":  len(target.ShardIds),
-		}).Info("Target server shard assignment")
+		})
 	}
 
 	// Log source information
 	for i, source := range t.sources {
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
+		t.LogInfo("Source server information", map[string]interface{}{
 			"source_index": i,
 			"server":       source.Node,
-			"volume_id":    source.VolumeId,
-			"disk_id":      source.DiskId,
-			"rack":         source.Rack,
-			"data_center":  source.DataCenter,
-		}).Info("Source server information")
+		})
 	}
 
 	// Use the working directory from task parameters, or fall back to a default
@@ -111,11 +102,12 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) Execute(ctx context.Context, params *worker_pb.TaskP
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(taskWorkDir, 0755); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create task working directory %s: %v", taskWorkDir, err)
 	}
-	glog.V(1).Infof("Created working directory: %s", taskWorkDir)
+	t.LogInfo("Created working directory", map[string]interface{}{
+		"working_dir": taskWorkDir,
+	})
 
 	// Update the task's working directory to the specific instance directory
 	t.workDir = taskWorkDir
-	glog.V(1).Infof("Task working directory configured: %s (logs will be written here)", taskWorkDir)
 
 	// Ensure cleanup of working directory (but preserve logs)
 	defer func() {
@@ -128,23 +120,23 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) Execute(ctx context.Context, params *worker_pb.TaskP
 			}
 			for _, match := range matches {
 				if err := os.Remove(match); err != nil {
-					glog.V(2).Infof("Could not remove %s: %v", match, err)
+					t.LogWarning("Could not remove file during cleanup", map[string]interface{}{
+						"file": match,
+					})
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		glog.V(1).Infof("Cleaned up volume files from working directory: %s (logs preserved)", taskWorkDir)
+		t.LogInfo("Cleaned up volume files from working directory")
 	}()
 
 	// Step 1: Mark volume readonly
 	t.ReportProgressWithStage(10.0, "Marking volume readonly")
-	t.GetLogger().Info("Marking volume readonly")
 	if err := t.markVolumeReadonly(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to mark volume readonly: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Step 2: Copy volume files to worker
 	t.ReportProgressWithStage(25.0, "Copying volume files to worker")
-	t.GetLogger().Info("Copying volume files to worker")
 	localFiles, err := t.copyVolumeFilesToWorker(taskWorkDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy volume files: %v", err)
@@ -152,7 +144,6 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) Execute(ctx context.Context, params *worker_pb.TaskP
 
 	// Step 3: Generate EC shards locally
 	t.ReportProgressWithStage(40.0, "Generating EC shards locally")
-	t.GetLogger().Info("Generating EC shards locally")
 	shardFiles, err := t.generateEcShardsLocally(localFiles, taskWorkDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate EC shards: %v", err)
@@ -160,28 +151,26 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) Execute(ctx context.Context, params *worker_pb.TaskP
 
 	// Step 4: Distribute shards to destinations
 	t.ReportProgressWithStage(60.0, "Distributing EC shards to destinations")
-	t.GetLogger().Info("Distributing EC shards to destinations")
 	if err := t.distributeEcShards(shardFiles); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to distribute EC shards: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Step 5: Mount EC shards
 	t.ReportProgressWithStage(80.0, "Mounting EC shards")
-	t.GetLogger().Info("Mounting EC shards")
 	if err := t.mountEcShards(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to mount EC shards: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Step 6: Delete original volume
 	t.ReportProgressWithStage(90.0, "Deleting original volume")
-	t.GetLogger().Info("Deleting original volume")
 	if err := t.deleteOriginalVolume(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete original volume: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	t.ReportProgressWithStage(100.0, "EC processing complete")
-	glog.Infof("EC task completed successfully: volume %d from %s with %d shards distributed",
-		t.volumeID, t.server, len(shardFiles))
+	t.LogInfo("EC task completed successfully", map[string]interface{}{
+		"shards_distributed": len(shardFiles),
+	})
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -256,11 +245,7 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) markVolumeReadonly() error {
 func (t *ErasureCodingTask) copyVolumeFilesToWorker(workDir string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	localFiles := make(map[string]string)
 
-	t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-		"volume_id":   t.volumeID,
-		"source":      t.server,
-		"working_dir": workDir,
-	}).Info("Starting volume file copy from source server")
+	t.LogInfo("Starting volume file copy from source server")
 
 	// Copy .dat file
 	datFile := filepath.Join(workDir, fmt.Sprintf("%d.dat", t.volumeID))
@@ -269,16 +254,6 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) copyVolumeFilesToWorker(workDir string) (map[string]
 	}
 	localFiles["dat"] = datFile
 
-	// Log .dat file size
-	if info, err := os.Stat(datFile); err == nil {
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-			"file_type":  ".dat",
-			"file_path":  datFile,
-			"size_bytes": info.Size(),
-			"size_mb":    float64(info.Size()) / (1024 * 1024),
-		}).Info("Volume data file copied successfully")
-	}
-
 	// Copy .idx file
 	idxFile := filepath.Join(workDir, fmt.Sprintf("%d.idx", t.volumeID))
 	if err := t.copyFileFromSource(".idx", idxFile); err != nil {
@@ -286,15 +261,7 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) copyVolumeFilesToWorker(workDir string) (map[string]
 	}
 	localFiles["idx"] = idxFile
 
-	// Log .idx file size
-	if info, err := os.Stat(idxFile); err == nil {
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-			"file_type":  ".idx",
-			"file_path":  idxFile,
-			"size_bytes": info.Size(),
-			"size_mb":    float64(info.Size()) / (1024 * 1024),
-		}).Info("Volume index file copied successfully")
-	}
+	t.LogInfo("Volume files copied successfully")
 
 	return localFiles, nil
 }
@@ -340,7 +307,7 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) copyFileFromSource(ext, localPath string) error {
 				}
 			}
 
-			glog.V(1).Infof("Successfully copied %s (%d bytes) from %s to %s", ext, totalBytes, t.server, localPath)
+			// File copying is already logged at higher level
 			return nil
 		})
 }
@@ -358,7 +325,7 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) generateEcShardsLocally(localFiles map[string]string
 	baseName := strings.TrimSuffix(datFile, ".dat")
 	shardFiles := make(map[string]string)
 
-	glog.V(1).Infof("Generating EC shards from local files: dat=%s, idx=%s", datFile, idxFile)
+	t.LogInfo("Generating EC shards from local files")
 
 	// Generate EC shard files (.ec00 ~ .ec13)
 	if err := erasure_coding.WriteEcFiles(baseName); err != nil {
@@ -381,27 +348,13 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) generateEcShardsLocally(localFiles map[string]string
 			shardFiles[shardKey] = shardFile
 			generatedShards = append(generatedShards, shardKey)
 			totalShardSize += info.Size()
-
-			// Log individual shard details
-			t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-				"shard_id":   i,
-				"shard_type": shardKey,
-				"file_path":  shardFile,
-				"size_bytes": info.Size(),
-				"size_kb":    float64(info.Size()) / 1024,
-			}).Info("EC shard generated")
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Add metadata files
 	ecxFile := baseName + ".ecx"
-	if info, err := os.Stat(ecxFile); err == nil {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(ecxFile); err == nil {
 		shardFiles["ecx"] = ecxFile
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-			"file_type":  "ecx",
-			"file_path":  ecxFile,
-			"size_bytes": info.Size(),
-		}).Info("EC index file generated")
 	}
 
 	// Generate .vif file (volume info)
@@ -410,25 +363,16 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) generateEcShardsLocally(localFiles map[string]string
 		Version: uint32(needle.GetCurrentVersion()),
 	}
 	if err := volume_info.SaveVolumeInfo(vifFile, volumeInfo); err != nil {
-		glog.Warningf("Failed to create .vif file: %v", err)
+		t.LogWarning("Failed to create VIF file")
 	} else {
 		shardFiles["vif"] = vifFile
-		if info, err := os.Stat(vifFile); err == nil {
-			t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-				"file_type":  "vif",
-				"file_path":  vifFile,
-				"size_bytes": info.Size(),
-			}).Info("Volume info file generated")
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Log summary of generation
-	t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-		"total_files":         len(shardFiles),
-		"ec_shards":           len(generatedShards),
-		"generated_shards":    generatedShards,
-		"total_shard_size_mb": float64(totalShardSize) / (1024 * 1024),
-	}).Info("EC shard generation completed")
+	t.LogInfo("EC shard generation completed", map[string]interface{}{
+		"total_shards": len(generatedShards),
+		"total_mb":     float64(totalShardSize) / (1024 * 1024),
+	})
 	return shardFiles, nil
 }
 
@@ -481,11 +425,10 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) distributeEcShards(shardFiles map[string]string) err
 
 	// Send assigned shards to each destination
 	for destNode, assignedShards := range shardAssignment {
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-			"destination":     destNode,
-			"assigned_shards": len(assignedShards),
-			"shard_types":     assignedShards,
-		}).Info("Starting shard distribution to destination server")
+		t.LogInfo("Distributing shards to destination", map[string]interface{}{
+			"destination": destNode,
+			"shard_count": len(assignedShards),
+		})
 
 		// Send only the assigned shards to this destination
 		var transferredBytes int64
@@ -495,38 +438,25 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) distributeEcShards(shardFiles map[string]string) err
 				return fmt.Errorf("shard file %s not found for destination %s", shardType, destNode)
 			}
 
-			// Log file size before transfer
 			if info, err := os.Stat(filePath); err == nil {
 				transferredBytes += info.Size()
-				t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-					"destination": destNode,
-					"shard_type":  shardType,
-					"file_path":   filePath,
-					"size_bytes":  info.Size(),
-					"size_kb":     float64(info.Size()) / 1024,
-				}).Info("Starting shard file transfer")
 			}
 
 			if err := t.sendShardFileToDestination(destNode, filePath, shardType); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to send %s to %s: %v", shardType, destNode, err)
 			}
-
-			t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-				"destination": destNode,
-				"shard_type":  shardType,
-			}).Info("Shard file transfer completed")
 		}
 
-		// Log summary for this destination
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-			"destination":        destNode,
-			"shards_transferred": len(assignedShards),
-			"total_bytes":        transferredBytes,
-			"total_mb":           float64(transferredBytes) / (1024 * 1024),
-		}).Info("All shards distributed to destination server")
+		t.LogInfo("Shards distributed to destination", map[string]interface{}{
+			"destination": destNode,
+			"shard_count": len(assignedShards),
+			"total_mb":    float64(transferredBytes) / (1024 * 1024),
+		})
 	}
 
-	glog.V(1).Infof("Successfully distributed EC shards to %d destinations", len(shardAssignment))
+	t.LogInfo("Successfully distributed EC shards", map[string]interface{}{
+		"destinations": len(shardAssignment),
+	})
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -619,7 +549,7 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) sendShardFileToDestination(destServer, filePath, sha
 				return fmt.Errorf("server error: %s", resp.Error)
 			}
 
-			glog.V(2).Infof("Successfully sent %s (%d bytes) to %s", shardType, resp.BytesWritten, destServer)
+			// Individual shard transfers are logged at higher level
 			return nil
 		})
 }
@@ -649,19 +579,8 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) mountEcShards() error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-			"destination":    destNode,
-			"shard_ids":      shardIds,
-			"shard_count":    len(shardIds),
-			"metadata_files": metadataFiles,
-		}).Info("Starting EC shard mount operation")
-
 		if len(shardIds) == 0 {
-			t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-				"destination":    destNode,
-				"metadata_files": metadataFiles,
-			}).Info("No EC shards to mount (only metadata files)")
-			continue
+			continue // No shards to mount, only metadata
 		}
 
 		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(destNode), grpc.WithInsecure(),
@@ -675,18 +594,10 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) mountEcShards() error {
 			})
 
 		if err != nil {
-			t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-				"destination": destNode,
-				"shard_ids":   shardIds,
-				"error":       err.Error(),
-			}).Error("Failed to mount EC shards")
-		} else {
-			t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
+			t.LogWarning("Failed to mount EC shards", map[string]interface{}{
 				"destination": destNode,
-				"shard_ids":   shardIds,
-				"volume_id":   t.volumeID,
-				"collection":  t.collection,
-			}).Info("Successfully mounted EC shards")
+				"shard_count": len(shardIds),
+			})
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -699,27 +610,18 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) deleteOriginalVolume() error {
 	replicas := t.getReplicas()
 
 	if len(replicas) == 0 {
-		glog.Warningf("No replicas found for volume %d, falling back to source server only", t.volumeID)
 		replicas = []string{t.server}
 	}
 
-	t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-		"volume_id":       t.volumeID,
-		"replica_count":   len(replicas),
-		"replica_servers": replicas,
-	}).Info("Starting original volume deletion from replica servers")
+	t.LogInfo("Deleting original volume from replicas", map[string]interface{}{
+		"replica_count": len(replicas),
+	})
 
 	// Delete volume from all replica locations
 	var deleteErrors []string
 	successCount := 0
 
-	for i, replicaServer := range replicas {
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-			"replica_index":  i + 1,
-			"total_replicas": len(replicas),
-			"server":         replicaServer,
-			"volume_id":      t.volumeID,
-		}).Info("Deleting volume from replica server")
+	for _, replicaServer := range replicas {
 
 		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(replicaServer), grpc.WithInsecure(),
 			func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
@@ -732,37 +634,36 @@ func (t *ErasureCodingTask) deleteOriginalVolume() error {
 
 		if err != nil {
 			deleteErrors = append(deleteErrors, fmt.Sprintf("failed to delete volume %d from %s: %v", t.volumeID, replicaServer, err))
-			t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-				"server":    replicaServer,
-				"volume_id": t.volumeID,
-				"error":     err.Error(),
-			}).Error("Failed to delete volume from replica server")
+			t.LogError("Failed to delete volume from replica server", map[string]interface{}{
+				"server": replicaServer,
+				"error":  err.Error(),
+			})
 		} else {
 			successCount++
-			t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-				"server":    replicaServer,
-				"volume_id": t.volumeID,
-			}).Info("Successfully deleted volume from replica server")
+			// Only log individual successes for small replica sets
+			if len(replicas) <= 3 {
+				t.LogInfo("Successfully deleted volume from replica server", map[string]interface{}{
+					"server": replicaServer,
+				})
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Report results
 	if len(deleteErrors) > 0 {
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-			"volume_id":      t.volumeID,
+		t.LogWarning("Some volume deletions failed", map[string]interface{}{
 			"successful":     successCount,
 			"failed":         len(deleteErrors),
 			"total_replicas": len(replicas),
 			"success_rate":   float64(successCount) / float64(len(replicas)) * 100,
 			"errors":         deleteErrors,
-		}).Warning("Some volume deletions failed")
+		})
 		// Don't return error - EC task should still be considered successful if shards are mounted
 	} else {
-		t.GetLogger().WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
-			"volume_id":       t.volumeID,
+		t.LogInfo("Successfully deleted volume from all replica servers", map[string]interface{}{
 			"replica_count":   len(replicas),
 			"replica_servers": replicas,
-		}).Info("Successfully deleted volume from all replica servers")
+		})
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/weed/worker/types/base/task.go b/weed/worker/types/base/task.go
index 243df5630..41f6c60d3 100644
--- a/weed/worker/types/base/task.go
+++ b/weed/worker/types/base/task.go
@@ -99,6 +99,35 @@ func (t *BaseTask) GetLogger() types.Logger {
 	return t.logger
 }
 
+// Simple logging helpers - these replace glog.V() calls with structured logging
+
+// LogInfo is a simple wrapper for structured info logging
+func (t *BaseTask) LogInfo(message string, fields ...map[string]interface{}) {
+	if len(fields) > 0 {
+		t.logger.WithFields(fields[0]).Info(message)
+	} else {
+		t.logger.Info(message)
+	}
+}
+
+// LogWarning is a simple wrapper for structured warning logging
+func (t *BaseTask) LogWarning(message string, fields ...map[string]interface{}) {
+	if len(fields) > 0 {
+		t.logger.WithFields(fields[0]).Warning(message)
+	} else {
+		t.logger.Warning(message)
+	}
+}
+
+// LogError is a simple wrapper for structured error logging
+func (t *BaseTask) LogError(message string, fields ...map[string]interface{}) {
+	if len(fields) > 0 {
+		t.logger.WithFields(fields[0]).Error(message)
+	} else {
+		t.logger.Error(message)
+	}
+}
+
 // Execute implements the Task interface
 func (t *BaseTask) Execute(ctx context.Context, params *worker_pb.TaskParams) error {
 	// Subclasses must implement this