Configuration file reference

Splunk DB Connect includes the following custom configuration spec files:

• app-migration.conf.spec
• db_connection_types.conf.spec
• db_inputs|db_inputs.conf.spec
• db_outputs|db_inputs.conf.spec
• db_lookups.conf.spec
• identities.conf.spec
• inputs.conf.spec
• dbx_settings.conf.spec

The most current versions of these spec files exist in the following locations:

Operating system	Base directory
*nix	$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/splunk_app_db_connect/README/
Windows	%SPLUNK_HOME%\etc\apps\splunk_app_db_connect\README\

Configuration files for version upgrades

Configuration files for Splunk DB Connect have changed in DB Connect version 3. DB Connect does not transfer your configuration files to the new version automatically. See Migrate DB Connect deployment to DB Connect 3.0.0

The following tables describe the .conf files in previous versions of DB Connect, and where they exist in DB Connect version 3.

DB Connect version 2 configuration files

File name	Description
app-migration.conf	Specifies options for migrating from DB Connect 1.x.x to DB Connect 2.x.x.
db_connection_types.conf	Lists the database types, driver parameters, and test queries DB Connect supports.
db_connections.conf	Stores all configuration necessary for connecting to a specific database, unless overridden by parameters from identities.conf.
healthlog.conf	Manages the behavior of the self-monitoring health dashboard in DB Connect.
identities.conf	Stores credentials that DB Connect uses to connect to databases in the standard Splunk Enterprise credential store.
inputs.conf	Configures database indexing, lookup, and output behavior using modular inputs. Also includes per-input Java options.

DB Connect version 3 configuration files

File name	Description
app-migration.conf	Specifies options for migrating from DB Connect 2.x.x to DB Connect 3.x.x.
db_connection_types.conf	Lists the database types, driver parameters, and test queries DB Connect supports.
db_connections.conf	Stores all configuration necessary for connecting to a specific database, unless overridden by parameters from identities.conf.
db_inputs.conf	Configures database indexing behavior using modular inputs.
db_lookups.conf	Configures database indexing behavior using modular inputs.
db_outputs.conf	Configures database indexing behavior using modular inputs.
inputs.conf	Keeps the Task Server running using modular inputs.
identities.conf	Stores credentials DB Connect uses to connect to databases in the standard Splunk Enterprise credential store. (The credentials use obfuscated hash text.)

For more information about configuration files, see About configuration files in the Splunk Enterprise Admin Manual. For more information about how Splunk Enterprise determines which configuration files take precedence, see Configuration file precedence in the Splunk Enterprise Admin Manual.