Configure Resource Metadata inputs for Splunk Add-on for Google Cloud Platform

Configure Resource Metadata inputs for Splunk Add-on for Google Cloud Platform using Splunk Web or via configuration file, using the information in the inputs parameters table below.

Restart your Splunk instance or toggle the enable input after you make any configuration changes in the configuration files or in Splunk Web.

Configure Resource Metadata inputs using the Splunk Web

1. Click Create New Input in the Inputs tab, and then choose Resource Metadata.
2. Enter the Name, Credentials, Projects, Zones, APIs with suitable intervals, Index, and Sourcetype using the information in the inputs parameter table.
3. Save your changes.

Do not go to the Splunk Add-on for Google Cloud Platform configuration page under Settings > Data Inputs to configure Google Cloud Platform inputs. This page is not supported for this type of input.

Configure Resource Metadata inputs using configuration file

1. Create a file named google_cloud_resource_metadata_inputs.conf under $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_google-cloudplatform/local.

2. Create stanzas using the following template.

   [<name>]
   google_apis= <value>
   google_credentials_name = <value>
   google_project = <value>
   google_zones = <value>
   index = <value>
   sourcetype = <value>
   

   3. Save and return to your Splunk instance.

Input Parameters

Each attribute in the following table corresponds to a field in Splunk Web.

Attribute	Corresponding field in Splunk Web	Description
name	Name	Enter a unique name of the Resource Metadata input.
google_credentials_name	Credentials	The stanza name defined in google_credentials.conf
google_project	Projects	Google resource metadata project ID
google_zones	Zones	A deployment area for Google Cloud resources within a region.
google_apis	APIs	Resources of Compute Engine.
index	Index	The index in which to store Google Cloud Storage Bucket.
sourcetype	Sourcetype	Name of the Sourcetype.