After installing the MongoDB Monitoring app, why do I see no data in the mongodb index?

[jruaux_splunk]

I installed the MongoDB Monitoring app, but I don't see any data. There is no data in the mongodb index and I don't see a defined data input. Do I need to point this to a script or log file? (I have an instance of MongoDB 3.2.1 running on the same machine as Splunk)

[jruaux_splunk · Accepted solution]

The app expects data in the 'mongodb' index by default (which you can change by editing the macros). There are at least two ways to get MongoDB logs into Splunk:
- configure a Splunk forwarder to monitor the mongod.log file(s)
- configure MongoDB to send logs to Splunk via syslog

[fsrodriguez]

I configured a monitor for the mongod.log file and I stil have a blank dashboard and overview. Am I missing something?