Hardware and software requirements for the Splunk Add-on for MySQL

Enable MySQL logs

You need to enable the following MySQL logs. If any of the logs are not enabled, they will not be collected. Refer to the following instructions for information:

Version 5.7

• Slow query log: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/slow-query-log.html
• General query log: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/query-log.html
• Error log: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/error-log.html

Version 8.0.x

• Slow query log: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/slow-query-log.html
• General query log: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/query-log.html
• Error log: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/error-log.html

Splunk DB Connect

You must have Splunk DB Connect installed to your heavy forwarders to collect MySQL performance and configuration logs with this add-on. The Splunk Add-on for MySQL works with DB Connect versions 3.5.1 and later. See Deploy and Use Splunk DB Connect in the Splunk DB Connect manual for information.

Splunk platform requirements

Because this add-on runs on the Splunk platform, all of the system requirements apply for the Splunk software that you use to run this add-on.

• For Splunk Enterprise system requirements, see System Requirements in the Splunk Enterprise Installation Manual.
• If you are managing on-premises forwarders to get data into Splunk Cloud, see System Requirements in the Splunk Enterprise Installation Manual, which includes information about forwarders.