Integrations/splunk/splunk.splunk pimB - Revision history

imported>Jason.nicholls: moved Splunk pimB to integrations/splunk/splunk.splunk pimB

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moved Splunk pimB to integrations/splunk/splunk.splunk pimB

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			{{DISPLAYTITLE:Splunk pimB}}
			[[Category:Integrations]]
	This page documents the enPortal integration for Splunk.		This page documents the enPortal integration for Splunk.

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Installation

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	# Click the <b>Start</b> button to load the PIM into the system		# Click the <b>Start</b> button to load the PIM into the system
	# Confirm that the following message is displayed: "Import completed; loaded the following file(s): load_splunk.splunk_pimB.txt"		# Confirm that the following message is displayed: "Import completed; loaded the following file(s): load_splunk.splunk_pimB.txt"
			# Under the <b>Advanced</b> tab, select <b>Explore System</b>
	# Navigate to the /Directory/system/proxy/ folder and locate the “Manage Proxy” channel		# Navigate to the /Directory/system/proxy/ folder and locate the “Manage Proxy” channel
	# Right-click on the “Manage Proxy” channel and select <b>Open</b> to launch the channel		# Right-click on the “Manage Proxy” channel and select <b>Open</b> to launch the channel

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	# Click the <b>Start</b> button to load the PIM into the system		# Click the <b>Start</b> button to load the PIM into the system
	# Confirm that the following message is displayed: "Import completed; loaded the following file(s): load_splunk.splunk_pimB.txt"		# Confirm that the following message is displayed: "Import completed; loaded the following file(s): load_splunk.splunk_pimB.txt"
			# Navigate to the /Directory/system/proxy/ folder and locate the “Manage Proxy” channel
			# Right-click on the “Manage Proxy” channel and select <b>Open</b> to launch the channel
			# In the Manage Proxy tool, click “Reset All”
			# Refresh the browser

	== Integration Details ==		== Integration Details ==

imported>Mike.berman: update version number

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	* <b>Vendor</b>: Splunk		* <b>Vendor</b>: Splunk
	* <b>Product</b>: Splunk		* <b>Product</b>: Splunk
	* <b>Supported Version(s)</b>: ~~Splunk does not use standard numeric version numbering~~. ~~Please contact your enPortal vendor to discuss the versioning for this PIM~~.		* <b>Supported Version(s)</b>: 4.3.4
	* <b>Name of enPortal Integration Package</b>: splunk.splunk_pimB		* <b>Name of enPortal Integration Package</b>: splunk.splunk_pimB
	* <b>Required enPortal Version</b>: 4.6.1 and above		* <b>Required enPortal Version</b>: 4.6.1 and above
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	== Splunk Upgrades ==		== Splunk Upgrades ==

	=== Upgrading from an older version of Splunk ===		=== Upgrading from an older version of Splunk to Version 4.3.4 ===

	Older versions of Splunk are not supported by this PIM, so this upgrade path is not supported. ~~Splunk does not use standard version numbering. It is recommended that you validate the PIM in your Splunk environment to confirm that it supports the required functionalities.~~		Older versions of Splunk are not supported by this PIM, so this upgrade path is not supported.


	=== Upgrading Splunk to a newer version ===		=== Upgrading Splunk from Version 4.3.4 to a newer version ===

	Perform the following steps when the Splunk server is upgraded to a newer version of Splunk:		Perform the following steps when the Splunk server is upgraded to a newer version of Splunk:

	# Check the AppBoard/enPortal PIM online documentation to see if the new Splunk version is supported by the existing splunk.splunk_pimB PIM~~. It may be difficult to confirm this, since Splunk does not use standard version numbering~~.		# Check the AppBoard/enPortal PIM online documentation to see if the new Splunk version is supported by the existing splunk.splunk_pimB PIM.
	## To test if the new Splunk version is supported by the existing PIM that you have installed, perform the following steps:		## To test if the new Splunk version is supported by the existing PIM that you have installed, perform the following steps:
	### Click on the <b>Applications</b> tab		### Click on the <b>Applications</b> tab

imported>Cmace: copied from internal

2013-01-09T15:35:32Z

copied from internal

New page

This page documents the enPortal integration for Splunk.

* Vendor: Splunk
* Product: Splunk
* Supported Version(s): Splunk does not use standard numeric version numbering. Please contact your enPortal vendor to discuss the versioning for this PIM.
* Name of enPortal Integration Package: splunk.splunk_pimB
* Required enPortal Version: 4.6.1 and above

The following section documents supported platforms, installation, and configuration of the Splunk Product Integration Module on enPortal versions 5.0 and above.

== Support Matrix ==
The following Operating System, Database, and Web Browser platforms are supported:

=== Operating System ===
Please see the list of supported Operating Systems on the [[System_Requirements|System Requirements]] page.

=== Database ===
A special database is not required to implement this integration module. The AppBoard/enPortal database is used to store all configurations related to this integration module.

=== Web Browser ===
Please see the list of supported Web Browsers on the [[System_Requirements|System Requirements]] page.

== Installation ==

Perform the following steps to install the Splunk PIM:
# Install AppBoard/enPortal as detailed in the [[Installation|Installation]] documentation
# Download the file splunk.splunk_pimB.jar
# Start enPortal and login as an administrator
## User Name: administrator
## Password: administrator
## Domain: System
# Under the Advanced tab, select PIMImport
# Click the Browse... button
# Locate the Splunk package.jar file in the Open dialog
# Click the Start button to extract the files from the PIM .jar archive
# Under the Advanced tab, select XMLImport
# Click the Start button to load the PIM into the system
# Confirm that the following message is displayed: "Import completed; loaded the following file(s): load_splunk.splunk_pimB.txt"

== Integration Details ==
This sections provides special details for configuring the integration module after installation.

=== Channel Types ===

* Application - The main entrance points of Splunk, "gettingstarted" and "search".
* Search Application - The search application functions. They are SplunkTest, charting, dashboard_live, flashtimeline, index_status, index_status_health, indexing_volume, inputs_status, pdf_activity, scheduler_savedsearch, scheduler_status, scheduler_status_errors, scheduler_user_app, search_detail_activity, search_status, search_ui_activity, search_user_activity, splunkd_status, splunkweb_status
* Home - Channel that displays the top-level Home page of the Splunk application
* Proxy - Channel that is used by the system to display Splunk channels

=== Configuration ===

After installing the Splunk PIM, perform the following steps to configure access to the host Splunk server:

# Click on the Applications tab
# Right-click on the name "sample" in the row for splunk.splunk_pimB and select "Modify"
# Fill in the items in the Modify Application Wizard dialog:
## Select the protocol used to access your Splunk server (http or https)
## Change the host name from "changeme" to the hostname or ip address that will resolve to your Splunk server
## Change the port to the port number of your Splunk server
## Click "Save" to keep your changes
# Click on the Integrations tab
# In the Explorer, under Packages, expand the splunk.splunk_pimB tree and click on the Sample target. Confirm that the information you entered is displayed for your Splunk server
# Under the Sample target, click on the Home channel. A login prompt should be displayed.
# Log in using the same credentials you would use for accessing the Splunk application in a browser. Confirm that the Splunk Home page is displayed.

=== Create Channels ===

After installing the Splunk PIM and configuring access to the host Splunk server, perform the following steps to create channels to display Splunk content:

# Click on the Applications tab
# Right-click on the name "sample" in the row for splunk.splunk_pimB and select a channel type
# In the "Channel Name" box, enter the name you want to give to the new channel
# For "Channel Type", select "3rd Party Pims"
# Click Next
# Click Finish
# Click on the Integrations tab
# In the Explorer, under Packages, expand the splunk.splunk_pimB tree and click on the Sample target. Confirm that the new channel is listed along with the other sample channels

Repeat the above steps to create additional channels. Select a different Channel Type in step 2 to create a different type of channel.

== Splunk Upgrades ==

=== Upgrading from an older version of Splunk ===

Older versions of Splunk are not supported by this PIM, so this upgrade path is not supported. Splunk does not use standard version numbering. It is recommended that you validate the PIM in your Splunk environment to confirm that it supports the required functionalities.

=== Upgrading Splunk to a newer version ===

Perform the following steps when the Splunk server is upgraded to a newer version of Splunk:

# Check the AppBoard/enPortal PIM online documentation to see if the new Splunk version is supported by the existing splunk.splunk_pimB PIM. It may be difficult to confirm this, since Splunk does not use standard version numbering.
## To test if the new Splunk version is supported by the existing PIM that you have installed, perform the following steps:
### Click on the Applications tab
### Right-click on the row for the old Splunk server and select "Modify"
### Update the protocol, host, and port to reference the server where the new version of Splunk is running
## If the new Splunk version is not supported by the existing PIM that you have installed, perform the following steps to upgrade the PIM:
### Download the new PIM version from the PIM download site
### Follow the steps in the Installation section above to install and configure the new PIM version
### Re-create all Splunk channels to reference the new PIM
### [Optional] Perform the steps outlined in the Uninstall section below to remove the old PIM from the system

== Uninstall ==

{{Warning|Uninstalling the splunk.splunk_pimB PIM will break all of the channels in your AppBoard/enPortal system that reference this integration.}}

Perform the following steps to uninstall the splunk.splunk_pimB PIM:

# Click on the Integrations tab
# In the Explorer, under Packages, locate the splunk.splunk_pimB integration
# Right click on the integration name, and select "Delete"
# Click "Ok" to confirm that you want to delete the integration package