Connecting to Splunk

  1. Access the Data Sources page using one of these modules:
    Management Console:
    Access Management Console using the URL: http://server:port/managementconsole, where server is the server name or IP address of your Spectrum™ Technology Platform server and port is the HTTP port used by Spectrum™ Technology Platform.
    Note: By default, the HTTP port is 8080.
    Go to Resources > Data Sources.
    Metadata Insights:
    Access Metadata Insights using the URL: http://server:port/metadata-insights, where server is the server name or IP address of your Spectrum™ Technology Platform server and port is the HTTP port used by Spectrum™ Technology Platform.
    Note: By default, the HTTP port is 8080.
    Go to Data Sources.
  2. Click the Add button .
  3. In the Name field, enter a name for the connection. The name can be anything you choose.
    Note: Once you save a connection you cannot change the name.
  4. In the Type field, choose Splunk.
  5. In the Username field, enter the Splunk account user name to authenticate the Splunk instance.
  6. In the Password field, enter the password of the Splunk account.
  7. In the Host field, enter the address or host name of the server on which the Splunk data source is hosted.
  8. In the Port field, enter the port number of the Splunk data source.
  9. To test the connection, click Test.
  10. Click Save.