Splunk AppDynamics

Connection Requirements

1 - IP

IP address or hostname of the AppDynamics Controller.

2 - Port

Port number (optional, default: 443).

3 - Client Name

The name of the API Client created in the Controller UI.

To create an API Client:

1. Log in to the AppDynamics Controller and go to Settings > Administration > API Clients.

2. Click + Create.

3. Enter a name and description for the client.

4. Assign roles with at least View permission for applications, nodes, and RBAC users.

5. Click Generate Secret and copy the secret — it is only shown once.

4 - Account Name

The AppDynamics account name associated with your Controller.

5 - Client Secret

The secret key generated when creating the API Client. If lost, regenerate it under Settings > Administration > API Clients.

6 - Is Secure?

Choose this if your connection is going to be over HTTPS (optional, default: True).

7 - Proxy

Proxy URL (optional).

8 - Thread Count

This adapter works in a multi-threaded manner. This field represents the number of parallel threads that is going to be constructed for sending API requests (default: 32, min: 1, max: 32).

9 - Sleep Time

Delay in seconds between thread batches (default: 0). Increase if encountering rate limit errors.

10 - Timeout

The amount of time (in seconds) to wait for API responses. (default: 30)

11 - Fetch Users

Enable to also collect RBAC user accounts from the Controller (optional, default: False).

Attention

Please perform a connection test to ensure there is a valid connection to the Splunk AppDynamics host. When the discovery operation is finalized you will be able to see the details on Assets page.