Add a Splunk connection
You can add a connection to a Splunk file system using ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
To add a new connection to Splunk, follow these steps:
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Click Connections in the top navigation bar.
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In the Connections interface, click Add connection in the upper right corner.
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In the Create Connection interface, select the Connection type.
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After you select the Splunk Connection type, the rest of the connection properties appear.
- Connection name
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Name your connection.
- Connection type
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Choose the Splunk connection type.
- Server name
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Specify the hostname or the IP address of the Splunk system.
- Port
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Specify the port associated to the Splunk system.
- User
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Specify the user id that will be used to connect to the Splunk system. This user should have necessary privileges to access the data in the databases.
- Password
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Specify the password for the User.
- JDBC options
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Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL.
See Connection properties for details, defaults, and examples.
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Click Create connection.
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