* Upgrade [log4j2](https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html) version to 2.16.0 to address [CVE-2021-44228](https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/) and [CVE-2021-45046](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45046)
* Updated logging docs to address migration from log4j v1 to v2
* Code fix for setting `preload_model` default as null for register model request
* Fix channel closures in ModelServerTest