Splunk® DB Connect

Deploy and Use Splunk DB Connect

This documentation does not apply to the most recent version of Splunk® DB Connect. For documentation on the most recent version, go to the latest release.

Configuration file reference

Splunk DB Connect includes the following custom configuration spec files:

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.

Last modified on 14 June, 2023
Monitor Splunk DB Connect health   app-migration.conf.spec

This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® DB Connect: 3.11.0, 3.11.1


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