
Configure Cloud Storage Bucket inputs for Splunk Add-on for Google Cloud Platform
Configure Cloud Storage Bucket inputs for Splunk Add-on for Google Cloud Platform using Splunk Web or via configuration file, using the information in the inputs parameters table below.
Configure Cloud Storage Bucket inputs using the Splunk Web
- Click Create New Input in the Inputs tab, and then choose Cloud Storage Bucket > Cloud Storage Bucket.
- Enter the Name, Credentials, Project, Bucket, Interval, and Index using the information in the inputs parameter table.
- Save your changes.
Do not go to the Splunk Add-on for Google Cloud Platform configuration page under Settings > Data Inputs to configure Google Cloud Platform inputs. This page is not supported for this type of input.
Configure Cloud Storage Bucket inputs using configuration file
- Create a file named
google_cloud_storage_buckets.conf
under$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_google-cloudplatform/local
. - Create stanzas using the following template See the
google_cloud_storage_buckets.conf.spec
file in$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_google-cloudplatform/README
for reference.[<name>] bucket_name = <value> google_credentials_name = <value> google_project = <value> index = <value> polling_interval = <value>
- Save and return to your Splunk instance.
Restart your Splunk platform after making changes to configuration (.conf) files.
Input Parameters
Each attribute in the following table corresponds to a field in Splunk Web.
Attribute | Corresponding field in Splunk Web | Description |
---|---|---|
name
|
Name | Enter a unique name of the Google Cloud Storage Bucket input. |
bucket_name
|
Bucket | Google Bucket Name |
google_credentials_name
|
Credentials | The stanza name defined in google_cloud_credentials.conf
|
google_project
|
Project | Google Project ID |
index
|
Index | The index in which to store Google Cloud Storage Bucket. |
polling_interval
|
Interval | Data collection interval in seconds. The default is 3600 seconds. |
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Supported Add-ons: released
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