PowerConnect for SAP Solutions

Configuring a Splunk Connection in PowerConnect for SAP Cloud Connector

Configuration Steps

To create a connection to the Splunk Http Event Collector do the following:

  • Open the PowerConnect configuration file (e.g. /opt/powerconnect/powerconnect.properties)

  • Configure the Splunk HEC url and token using splunk_hec_url and splunk_hec_key configuration keys

Property Name

Default Value

Required

Description

splunk_hec_url


Yes

Splunk HEC URL e.g. http://splunkhost:8088

splunk_hec_key


Yes

Splunk HEC token

splunk_index

sap

No

Splunk index where the agent's data will be sent

splunk_hec_retry

false

No

Enable retries for sending data to Splunk HEC

splunk_hec_retry_count

3

No

Number of times to retry sending data to Splunk HEC

splunk_hec_retry_interval

10000

No

Time to wait in milliseconds between Splunk HEC retries