Set up AppDynamics alerts in ITSI

Prerequisites

• You must install Cisco AppDynamics. For more information, see Getting Started.

Installation

1. Install the Splunk Add-on for AppDynamics. Follow the steps in Install the Splunk Add-on for AppDynamics.
2. From the Search page in ITSI, input the following search to confirm that your events are being ingested:

   sourcetype=appdynamics_events

Set up AppDynamics webhook

1. Configure the Splunk Add-on for AppDynamics by following the steps in the Configure the Splunk Add-on for AppDynamics topic.
2. Configure inputs for the add-on by following the steps in the Configure inputs in the Splunk Add-on for AppDynamics topic.

Test the AppDynamics webhook

1. Select your new template from the HTTP Request Templates page.
2. Select Test.
3. In the modal, add the Health Rule Violation Started - Warning event.
4. Select Run Test and check that the test runs successfully.
5. On the Search page in Splunk, you should begin to see data after running a search with your webhook as the source.

Add template to policy in AppDynamics

1. From the Alert & Respond menu, select Policies.
2. Create a new policy, or select an existing policy.
3. From the Actions tab, select the + plus sign to create a new action.
4. From the modal, select Create.
5. Select Make an HTTP Request.
6. Select Ok.
7. Select the Splunk request template that you previously created. To create a request template, see Set up AppDynamics webhook.
8. Select Save. Any health rule violations will now send alerts to Splunk.