Getting Data In

Splunk as Datasource for Grafana?

gabenav11
Explorer

Hello,

I'd like to import data from Splunk into Grafana so I can use Grafana's visualization and Splunk as a data source. Has anyone managed to do that without purchasing the premium grafana-splunk plugin? It wouldn't need advanced gui functionality like the official plugin, just the ability to feed a splunk search string in and get event data back out.

Thanks

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binyuman
New Member

Hey @dwaddle and @johnvr !
I have the same need for simple plugin as @gabenav11 mentioned.
Can you help me please?

Thanks!
Benjamin,Hey @dwaddle and @johnvr !
I have the same need for simple plugin as @gabenav11 mentioned.
Can you help me please?

Thanks, Benjamin,

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dwaddle
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The only way I know to do this is with the (paid) Grafana Plugin, https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins/grafana-splunk-datasource

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

I know that both @dwaddle and @johnvr have done this so perhaps one or the other will share.

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binyuman
New Member

Hey @dwaddle and @johnvr !
I have the same need for simple plugin as @gabenav11 mentioned.
Can you help me as well?

Thanks, Benjamin

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gabenav11
Explorer

@woodcock that would be great! should I try to pm them do you think? or will they see their mention here?

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

They will see the mentions.

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niketn
Legend

@gabenav11 by Premium plugin, do you mean Splunk plugin for Grafana? Which specific visualization in Grafana do you want to use which you do not see in Splunk? Could you please provide details on your actual use case for the community to assist you better?

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gabenav11
Explorer

@niketnilay thanks for the reply. Yes, I mean that plugin.

I need to create a graph that is more or less a timechart count with a 1week timewrap over about 10weeks, with overlay lines for averages and upper 75th and lower 25th percentile lines, averaged across all weeks, to check for unusual activity.

I know that graph can be made in Splunk, it's more like for business reasons that we want the visualization in Grafana.

thanks again!

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