Splunk® App for Edge Hub

Install and Use Splunk App for Edge Hub

For documentation on other necessary components for Splunk Edge Hub, see the Splunk App for Edge Hub documentation, Splunk Edge Hub mobile app documentation, and Splunk Edge Hub hardware documentation.

Configure permissions for Splunk App for Edge Hub

You can configure permissions with role-based access controls (RBAC). RBAC configuration for Splunk Edge Hub OS requires the following minimum versions:

  • Splunk App for Edge Hub version 4.5.0
  • Splunk Edge Hub OS version 1.7.0
  • Splunk Edge Mobile version 1.9.0

After updating the Splunk Edge Hub products to the minimum versions for this feature, users without the admin or sc_admin role will require the following capabilities or roles to perform tasks for the Splunk Edge Hub.

See the following documentation to learn how to manage roles and capabilities for your Splunk platform:

Splunk Edge Hub OS roles

The Splunk App for Edge Hub adds the following capabilities to the admin and sc_admin roles:

Role Description Capabilities
edge_hub_admin Assign this role to a user to grant them all capabilities, if they do not already have the admin or sc_admin role.
  • All Splunk Edge Hub capabilities
  • edit_token_http
  • list_token_http
edge_hub_viewer This role grants users read-only capabilities. Users with this role can view the Splunk App for Edge Hub settings page, registered Splunk Edge Hub devices, and the Splunk Edge Hub device settings. Users with this role are not able to register Splunk Edge Hub devices.
  • edge_view_hubs
  • edge_view_hec_settings
edge_hub_deployer This role grants users the capabilities necessary to register and update a Splunk Edge Hub device. This role uses an access token from its user to perform any actions in the Splunk App for Edge Hub and AR.
  • edge_view_hubs
  • edge_update_hubs
  • edge_register_hub
  • edge_request_hub_update
  • edit_token_http
  • list_token_http

Splunk Edge Hub OS capabilities

Splunk Edge Hub OS has the following defined capabilities:

Capability Description
edge_view_hubs

Users with this capability can do the following:

  • View the list of registered Splunk Edge Hub devices in the Splunk Edge mobile app.
  • View the following settings for a selected Splunk Edge Hub device:
    • Splunk Edge Hub device name
    • Screensaver time
    • Language setting
    • Whether a sensor is turned on or off
    • Whether anomaly detection is turned on or off for a particular sensor
    • What the sample rate is for a particular sensor

This role cannot request to initiate software updates.

edge_update_hubs

Users with this capability can do the following:

  • Modify the following Splunk Edge Hub settings using the Splunk Edge mobile app:
    • Splunk Edge Hub device name
    • Screensaver time
    • Language setting
    • Whether a sensor is turned on or off
    • Whether anomaly detection is turned on or off for a particular sensor
    • What the sample rate is for a particular sensor
edge_request_hub_update Users with this capability are able to request a software update for a Splunk Edge Hub device when there is an update available.
edge_view_hec_settings Users with this capability can view the HTTP Event Collector (HEC) and index configuration in the Splunk App for Edge Hub Edge Settings page.
edge_update_hec_settings Users with this capability modify HTTP Event Collector (HEC) and index configuration in the Splunk App for Edge Hub Settings page.
edge_register_hub

Users with this capability can register new Splunk Edge Hub devices.

A role with just the edge_register_hub capability is not sufficient to complete registration. However, a role that has the same capabilities as the edge_hub_deployer role can complete registration.

Next step

Register your Splunk Edge Hub device. During registration, you'll also configure the indexes and event collector token you've created. See Register your Splunk Edge Hub device in the Splunk Edge Hub Setup and Configuration Guide.

For an overview of installation and configuration steps, see Installation and configuration overview for Splunk Edge Hub OS in the Splunk Edge Hub OS Setup and Configuration Guide.

Last modified on 06 November, 2024
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® App for Edge Hub: 4.5.0, 4.6.0, 4.7.1, 4.8.0


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