Install and configure the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports

Follow these high-level steps to install and configure the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports:

1. Install and configure the Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP.
2. Install the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports.
3. Enable data model acceleration.

Prerequisite

Install and configure the IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) or IT Essentials Work App in your environment. See About Splunk ITSI in the Install and Upgrade Manual, or Install IT Essentials Work in the Overview of Splunk IT Essentials Work manual.

Install and configure the Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP

The Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports relies on data collected by the Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP.

For detailed steps, see Install the Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP in the Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP manual.

The following table shows the installation locations on a distributed environment for the supporting add-ons:

Splunkbase app link	Component	Search head /cluster	Data Collection Node (DCN)	Indexer / cluster	Scheduler
Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP	Splunk_TA_ontap		X		X
Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP Indexes	Splunk_TA_ontap SA-Hydra			X
Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP Extractions	SA-ONTAPIndex	X

Install the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports

To install the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports, you first have to install the Splunk App for Content Packs. To install the Splunk App for Content Packs in your environment, see the Splunk App for Content Packs installation instructions.

The content pack contents are automatically installed and start running when you install the Splunk App for Content Packs on the search head where you installed ITSI or IT Essentials Work.

After you install the Splunk App for Content Packs, follow these steps to configure the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports:

1. From the ITSI or ITE Work main navigation bar, click Configuration and then Data Integrations.
2. Select Content Library.
3. Select the NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports content pack.
4. Review what's included in the content pack and click Proceed.
5. Configure the content pack settings.
   

   Setting

   Description

   Modify status of saved searches

   This configuration step will be displayed only if the content pack contains saved searches. Within this configuration, you have the flexibility to perform the following operations: Activate all saved searches - By selecting this option, you can activate all the saved searches associated with the content pack. Deactivate all saved searches - By selecting this option, you can deactivate all the saved searches associated with the content pack. Retain current status of saved searches - This option allows you to preserve the existing status of the saved searches within the content pack. By default, saved searches included in a content pack are in deactivated state.

6. Click the Activate/Deactivate all saved searches button to modify status of saved searches of the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports
7. Click Install to confirm the installation. Once done, you can view the status of the saved searches. because the tile shows the current status of all the saved searches of the content pack.

Enable data model acceleration

The acceleration of the data model NetApp_ONTAP is disabled by default. Enable acceleration for this data model to populate the data on dashboards packaged in the content pack.

Only a user with Admin access can enable data acceleration or change the acceleration period.

Complete the following steps on the search head to enable the acceleration of the NetApp_ONTAP data model:

1. In Splunk Web, go to Settings > Data Models.
2. From the App list, select IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) or IT Essentials Work to see the data models defined and used by the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports.
3. From the list of data models, click Edit in the Action column of a data model.
4. Select Edit Acceleration.
5. Select Accelerate to enable data model acceleration.
6. Select the summary range to specify the acceleration period or choose to keep the default selection. The default summary range is 1 week.
7. Click Save.

Next step

After you install and configure the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports, you can start using the dashboards and visualizations in the content pack to monitor your NetApp environment. For instructions, see Use the Content Pack for NetApp Data ONTAP Dashboards and Reports.