Configuration Steps
To create a connection to the Splunk Http Event Collector do the following:
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Open the PowerConnect configuration file (e.g. /opt/powerconnect/powerconnect.properties)
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Configure the Splunk HEC url and token using splunk_hec_url and splunk_hec_key configuration keys
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Property Name |
Default Value |
Required |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
splunk_hec_url |
|
Yes |
Splunk HEC URL e.g. |
|
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 |