Issues adding FileMaker driver to DB Connect

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I have Splunk version 5.0.2, build 149561 and DB Connect 1.0.8 running on an Ubuntu server 12.10.

I am trying to use DB Connect to connect to my FileMaker Server Advanced 12 and index some data, however it keeps throwing obscure errors. Any help to get this working would greatly appreciated already. Below are the errors that I get and what I have done so far.

When I try to to Fetch Database Names I get:

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ERROR com.splunk.config.SplunkConfigurationException: Error instantiating typeClass com.filemaker.jdbc.Driver for database type filemaker: com.splunk.config.SplunkConfigurationException: Unable to create instance of class com.filemaker.jdbc.Driver

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When I try to save the connection I get:

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Encountered the following error while trying to save: In handler 'dbx-databases': Unknown error while validating database connection

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I also get the following in the Splunk log:

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ERROR AdminManager - Unknown error while validating database connection

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Here is what I have done so far: (As per the DB Connect documentation)

I downloaded the driver (xDBC update for FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server - version 12.3.103a) from:
http://www.filemaker.com/support/downloads/

And extracted the exe file and copied the jar from the JDBC folder to:

/opt/splunk/etc/apps/dbx/bin/lib

I changed the owner and permissions of fmjdbc.jar to match the other files in the folder.

I then copied:

/opt/splunk/etc/apps/dbx/default/database_types.conf

to

/opt/splunk/etc/apps/dbx/local/database_types.conf

and added a section to the top for FileMaker (Complete file):

http://pastebin.com/FBKfKegj

[ziegfried · Accepted solution]

The database_types.conf stanza you added uses the typeClass parameter. You should always use jdbcDriverClass instead as typeClass is only applicable to those database types that are defined by default. Here's an example how your stanza should look like for Filemaker:

[filemaker]
displayName = Filemaker
jdbcDriverClass = com.filemaker.jdbc.Driver
defaultPort = 2399
connectionUrlFormat = jdbc:filemaker://{0}/{2}

(This is not tested, but it might work)

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Thanks! This was exactly it.