what are the steps for connecting splunk to informix dbs via dbconnect?

[axl88]

I m trying to figure out splunk connection to informix dbs. So far I couldn't find any Q/A or document describes the configuration. Are there anyone help me out on steps that we could have reference for future questions?

-edit: Lets change the question little bit that it might be more generic. What is the way to connect any unspported database from splunk via dbconnect?

[araitz · Accepted solution]

This seems pretty well covered in the app's documentation:

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/DBX/latest/DeployDBX/Installdrivers

Many Splunk DB Connect supported
databases are preconfigured and
require only that you add a database
connection and define inputs for that
database.

But if you wish to connect a MySQL,
Oracle, DB2 or Informix database to
Splunk via Splunk DB Connect, you must
download and install the correct JDBC
drivers, as follows:

[sroback_splunk]

You might also check out this doc, which covers the basic steps for configuring a database connection in DB Connect, and provides some specific info on setting up informix transaction isolation levels:
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/DBX/latest/DeployDBX/Addadatabaseconnection

[axl88]

thanks it is weird that I couldn't come up with this page after many possible google search queries 😉