splunk.es.data_input_network – Manage Splunk Data Inputs of type TCP or UDP

Note

This plugin is part of the splunk.es collection (version 1.0.2).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install splunk.es.

To use it in a playbook, specify: splunk.es.data_input_network.

New in version 1.0.0: of splunk.es

Synopsis

  • This module allows for addition or deletion of TCP and UDP Data Inputs in Splunk.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
connection_host
string
    Choices:
  • ip ←
  • dns
  • none
Set the host for the remote server that is sending data.
ip sets the host to the IP address of the remote server sending data.
dns sets the host to the reverse DNS entry for the IP address of the remote server sending data.
none leaves the host as specified in inputs.conf, which is typically the Splunk system hostname.
datatype
string
    Choices:
  • cooked
  • raw ←
Forwarders can transmit three types of data: raw, unparsed, or parsed. cooked data refers to parsed and unparsed formats.
host
string
Host from which the indexer gets data.
index
string
default Index to store generated events.
name
string / required
The input port which receives raw data.
protocol
string / required
    Choices:
  • tcp
  • udp
Choose between tcp or udp
queue
string
    Choices:
  • parsingQueue ←
  • indexQueue
Specifies where the input processor should deposit the events it reads. Defaults to parsingQueue.
Set queue to parsingQueue to apply props.conf and other parsing rules to your data. For more information about props.conf and rules for timestamping and linebreaking, refer to props.conf and the online documentation at "Monitor files and directories with inputs.conf"
Set queue to indexQueue to send your data directly into the index.
rawTcpDoneTimeout
integer
Default:
10
Specifies in seconds the timeout value for adding a Done-key.
If a connection over the port specified by name remains idle after receiving data for specified number of seconds, it adds a Done-key. This implies the last event is completely received.
restrictToHost
string
Allows for restricting this input to only accept data from the host specified here.
source
string
Sets the source key/field for events from this input. Defaults to the input file path.
Sets the source key initial value. The key is used during parsing/indexing, in particular to set the source field during indexing. It is also the source field used at search time. As a convenience, the chosen string is prepended with 'source::'.
Note: Overriding the source key is generally not recommended. Typically, the input layer provides a more accurate string to aid in problem analysis and investigation, accurately recording the file from which the data was retrieved. Consider use of source types, tagging, and search wildcards before overriding this value.
sourcetype
string
Set the source type for events from this input.
"sourcetype=" is automatically prepended to <string>.
Defaults to audittrail (if signedaudit=True) or fschange (if signedaudit=False).
ssl
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable or disble ssl for the data stream
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
  • enabled
  • disable
Enable, disable, create, or destroy

Examples

- name: Example adding data input network with splunk.es.data_input_network
  splunk.es.data_input_network:
    name: "8099"
    protocol: "tcp"
    state: "present"

Authors

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/splunk/es/data_input_network_module.html