Configuring a Splunk Http Event Collector Connection in PowerConnect Java

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

Open the PowerConnect Java UI - http(s)://<sap-java-host>:<port>/powerconnect-java/index.html
On the menu on the left click Splunk HEC under Outputs

Configuration	Description	Required	Default Value	Comments
Splunk HEC Token	Splunk HEC token	Yes
Splunk HEC url	Splunk HEC url of Splunk Cloud or a Splunk Heavy Forwarder	Yes
Splunk Index	Index to store the SAP Java data	Yes	sap
Retry	Retry sending data if the Splunk HEC endpoint is down	No	No
Max Retries	If retries are enabled defines how many times the Agent will retry before giving up	No	3
Retry Interval	Time in milliseconds the Agent will wait between retries	No	10000
Splunk Sourcetype	The sourcetype of the data	No	sap:java	Cannot be changed

Click Save
To test the connection click Administration in the menu on the left then click the Health tab
Click the Splunk HEC button and a message will be displayed showing the result