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Machine Data 101
- 2. Agenda § Non-Traditional Data Sources § Data Enrichment § Level Up on Search and Reporting Commands § Data Models and Pivot § Advanced Visualizations and the Web Framework 2
- 4. Non-Traditional Data Sources § Network Inputs § HTTP Event Collector § Log Event Alert Action § Splunk App for Stream § Scripted Inputs § Database Inputs § Splunk ODBC Driver § Modular Inputs § zLinux Forwarder § MINT § Non-Splunk Datastores 4
- 5. Traditional Data Sources § Captures events from log files in real time § Runs scripts to gather system metrics, connect to APIs and databases § Listens to syslog and gathers Windows events § Universally indexes any data format so it doesn’t need adapters 5 Windows • Registry • Event logs • File system • sysinternals Linux/Unix • Configurations • Syslog • File system • Ps, iostat, top Virtualization • Hypervisor • Guest OS • Guest Apps Applications • Web logs • Log4J, JMS, JMX • .NET events • Code and scripts Databases • Configurations • Audit/query logs • Tables • Schemas Network • Configurations • syslog • SNMP • netflow
- 6. Network Inputs § Collect data over any UDP or TCP port § Some devices only send data over a network port § Best Practice: use syslog-ng or rsyslog § Offers persistence § Categorizes data by host 6
- 7. HTTP Event Collector (HEC) § Collect data over HTTP or HTTPS directly to Splunk § Application Developer focus – few lines of code in app to send data § HEC Features Include: § Token-based, not credential based § Indexer Acknowledgements – guarantees data indexing § Raw and JSON formatted event payloads § SSL, CORS (Cross Origion access), and Network Restrictions 7
- 8. Log Event Alert Action § Use Splunk alerting to index a custom log event § Splunk searchable index of custom alert events § Configurable Features Include: § Host § Source § Sourcetype § Index § Event text – construct the exact syntax of the log event, including any text, tokens, or other information 8
- 10. Stream = Better Insights for * Solution Area Contextual Data Wire Data Enriched View Application Management application logs, monitoring data, metrics, events protocol conversations on database performance, DNS lookups, client data, business transaction paths… Measure application response times, deeper insights for root- cause diagnostics, trace tx paths, establish baselines… IT Operations application logs, monitoring data, metrics, events payload data including process times, errors, transaction traces, ICA latency, SQL statements, DNS records… Analyze traffic volume, speed and packets to identify infrastructure performance issues, capacity constraints, changes; establish baselines… 10
- 11. Stream = Better Insights for * Solution Area Contextual Data Wire Data Enriched View Security app + infra logs, monitoring data, events protocol identification, protocol headers, content and payload information, flow records Build analytics and context for incident response, threat detection, monitoring and compliance Digital Intelligence website activity, clickstream data, metrics browser-level customer interactions Customer Experience – analyze website and application bottlenecks to improve customer experience and online revenues Customer Support (online, call center) – faster root cause analysis and resolution of customer issues with website or apps 11
- 12. Scripted Inputs 12 § Send data to Splunk via a custom script § Splunk indexes anything written to stdout § Splunk handles scheduling § Supports shell, Python scripts, WIN batch, PowerShell § Any other utility that can format and stream data Streaming Mode § Splunk executes script and indexes stdout § Checks for any running instances Write to File Mode § Splunk launches script which produces output file, no need for external scheduler § Splunk monitors output file
- 13. Use Cases for Scripted Inputs 13 § Alternative to file-base or network-based inputs § Stream data from command-line tools, such as vmstat and iostat § Poll a web service, API or database and process the results § Reformat complex or binary data for easier parsing into events and fields § Maintain data sources with slow or resource-intensive startup procedures § Provide special or complex handling for transient or unstable inputs § Scripts that manage passwords and credentials § Wrapper scripts for command line inputs that contain special characters
- 14. Database Inputs § Create value with structured data § Enrich search results with additional business context § Easily import data for deeper analysis § Integrate multiple DBs concurrently § Simple set-up, non-invasive and secure DB Connect provides reliable, scalable, real-time integration between Splunk and traditional relational databases 14
- 15. Configure Database Inputs 15 § DB Connect App § Real-time, scalable integration with relational DBs § Browse and navigate schemas and tables before data import § Reliable scheduled import § Seamless installation and UI configuration § Supports connection pooling and caching § “Tail” tables or import entire tables § Detect and import new/updated rows using timestamps or unique IDs § Supports many RDBMS flavors § AWS RDS Aurora, AWS RedShift, IBM DB2 for Linux, Informix, MemSQL, MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SAP SQL Anywhere (aka Sybase SA), Sybase ASE and IQ, Teradata
- 16. Splunk ODBC Driver 16 § Interact with, manipulate and visualize machine data in Splunk Enterprise using business software tools § Leverage analytics from Splunk alongside Microsoft Excel, Tableau Desktop or Microstrategy Analytics Desktop § Industry-standard connectivity to Splunk Enterprise § Empowers business users with direct and secure access to machine data § Combine machine data with structured data for better operational context
- 18. Modular Inputs 18 § Create your own custom inputs § Scripted input with structure and intelligence § First class citizen in the Splunk management interface § Appears under Settings > Data Inputs § Benefits over simple scripted input § Instance control: launch a single or multiple instances § Input validation § Support multiple platforms § Stream data as text or XML § Secure access to mod input scripts via REST endpoints
- 19. Example Modular Inputs 19 Twitter § Stream JSON data from a Twitter source to Splunk using Tweepy Amazon S3 Online Storage § Index data from the Amazon S3 online storage web service Java Messaging Service (JMS) § Poll message queues and topics through JMS Messaging API § Talks to multiple providers: MQSeries (Websphere MQ), ActiveMQ, TibcoEMS, HornetQ, RabbitMQ, Native JMS, WebLogic JMS, Sonic MQ Splunk Windows Inputs § Retrieve WIN event logs, registry keys, perfmon counters
- 21. zLinux Forwarder 21 § Easily collect and index data on IBM mainframes § Collect application and platform data § Download as new Forwarder distribution for s390x Linux
- 23. Monitor App Usage and Performance • Improve user retention by quickly identifying crashes and performance issues • Establish whether issues are caused by an app or the network(s) • Correlate app, OS and device type to diagnose crash and network performance issues 23
- 24. Integrated Analytics Platform for Diverse Data Stores Full-featured, Integrated Product Fast Insights for Everyone Works with What You Have Today Explore Visualize Dashboard s ShareAnalyze Hadoop Clusters NoSQL and Other Data Stores Hadoop Client Libraries Streaming Resource Libraries Bi-directional Integration with Hadoop
- 25. Connect to NoSQL and Other Data Stores • Build custom streaming resource libraries • Search and analyze data from other data stores in Hunk • In partnership with leading NoSQL vendors • Use in conjunction with DB Connect for relational database lookups
- 26. Virtual Indexes § Enables seamless use of almost the entire Splunk stack on data § Automatically handles MapReduce § Technology is patent pending
- 27. Data Enrichment
- 28. Agenda § Tags – categorize and add meaning to data § Field Aliases – simplify search and correlation § Calculated Fields – shortcut complex/repetitive computations § Event Types – group common events and share knowledge § Lookups – augment data with additional external fields 28
- 29. § Adds inline meaning/context/specificity to raw data § Used to normalize metadata or raw data § Simplifies correlation of multiple data sources § Created in Splunk § Transferred from external sources What is Data Enrichment? 29
- 30. § Add meaning/context/specificity to raw data § Labels describing team, category, platform, geography § Applied to field-value combination § Multiple tags can be applied for each field-value § Case sensitive Tags 30
- 31. Create Tags 31
- 32. § Search events with tag in any field § Search events with tag in a specific field § Search events with tag using wildcards Find the Web Servers Tags in Action 32 tag=webserver tag::host=webserver tag=web* § Tag the host as webserver § Tag the sourcetype as web 1 2 3 4 5
- 33. § Normalize field labels to simplify search and correlation § Apply multiple aliases to a single field § Example: Username | cs_username | User à user § Example: c_ip | client | client_ip à clientip § Processed after field extractions + before lookups § Can apply to lookups § Aliases appear alongside original fields Field Aliases 33
- 35. § Create field alias of clientip = customer § Search events in last 15 minutes, find customer field § Field alias (customer) and original field (clientip) are both displayed Search using an Intuitive Field Name Field Alias in Action 35 1 3 2 sourcetype=access_combined
- 36. § Shortcut for performing repetitive/long/complex transformations using eval command § Based on extracted or discovered fields only § Do not apply to lookup or generated fields Calculated Fields 36
- 39. § Classify and group common events § Capture and share knowledge § Based on search § Use in combination with fields and tags to define event topography Event Types 39
- 40. § Best Practice: Use punct field § Default metadata field describing event structure § Built on interesting characters: ",;-#$%&+./:=?@'|*nr"(){}<>[]^! » § Can use wildcards Create Event Types 40 event punct ####<Jun 3, 2014 5:38:22 PM MDT> <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <bea03> <asiAdminServer> <WrapperStartStopAppMain> <>WLS Kernel<> <> <BEA-000360> <Server started in RUNNING mode> ####<_,__::__>_<>_<>_<>_<>_<>_ 172.26.34.223 - - [01/Jul/2005:12:05:27 -0700] "GET /trade/app?action=logout HTTP/1.1" 200 2953 ..._-_-_[:::_-]_"_?=_/."__
- 41. § Show punct for sourcetype=access_combined § Pick a punct, then wildcard it after the timestamp § Add NOT status=200 § Save as “bad” event type + Color:red + Priority:1 (shift reload in browser to show coloring) Classify Events as Known Bad Create Event Type 41 eventtype=bad sourcetype="access_combined" punct="..._-_-_[//_:::]*" NOT status=200 1 2 3 4
- 43. § Augment raw events with additional fields § Provide context or supporting details § Translate field values to more descriptive data § Example: add text descriptions for error codes, IDs § Example: add contact details to user names or IDs § Example: add descriptions to HTTP status codes § File-based or scripted lookups Lookups 43
- 44. 44 1. Upload/create table 2. Assign table to lookup object 3. Map lookup to data set Convert a Code into a Description Configure a Static Lookup
- 45. § Get the lookup from the Splunk Wiki (save to .csv file) http://wiki.splunk.com/Http_status.csv § Lookup table files > Add new § Name: http_status.csv (must have .csv file extension) § Upload: <path to .csv> § Verify lookup was created successfully 1. Create HTTP Status Table 45 | inputlookup http_status.csv 1 2 3
- 46. § Lookup definitions > Add new § Name: http_status § Type: File-based § Lookup file: http_status.csv § Invoke the lookup manually 2. Add Lookup Definition 46 1 2 sourcetype=access_combined | lookup http_status status OUTPUT status_description
- 47. § Automatic lookups > Add new § Name: http_status (cannot have spaces) § Lookup table: http_status § Apply to: sourcetype = access_combined § Lookup input field: status § Lookup output field: status_description § Verify lookup is invoked automatically 3. Configure Automatic Lookup 47 1 2 sourcetype=access_combined
- 48. § Temporal lookups for time-based lookups § Example: Identify users on your network based on their IP address and the timestamp in DHCP logs § Use search results to populate a lookup table § … | outputlookup <tablename|filename> § Call an external command or script § Python scripts only § Example: DNS lookup for IP ßà Host § Create a lookup table using a relational database § Review matches against a database column or SQL query Fancy Lookups 48
- 49. § Creating and Managing Alerts (Job Inspector) § Macros § Workflow Actions More Data Enrichment 49
- 51. Agenda § Doing more with basic search commands § Advanced search commands § Doing more with basic reporting commands 51
- 54. § top – limit § rare – same options as top § timechart – parameters § stats – functions (sum, avg, list, values, sparkline) § sort – inline ascending or descending § addcoltotals § addtotals Doing More with Basic Search Commands 54
- 55. § Commands have parameters or qualifiers § top and rare have similar syntax § Each search command has its own syntax – show inline help Find Most and Least Active Customers Using the top + rare Commands ... | top limit=20 clientip ... | rare limit=20 clientip IPs with the most visits IPs with the least visits
- 56. § Sort inline descending or ascending 56 ... | stats count by clientip | sort - count ... | stats count by clientip | sort + count Number of requests by customer - descending Number of requests by customer - ascending Sort the Number of Customer Requests Using the sort Command
- 57. § Show Search Command Reference Docs § Functions for eval + where § Functions for stats + chart and timechart § Invoke a function § Rename inline 57 ... | stats sum(bytes) by clientip | sort - sum(bytes) ... | stats sum(bytes) as totalbytes by clientip | sort - totalbytes Total payload by customer - descending Total payload by customer - ascending Determine Total Customer Payload Using functions + rename command
- 58. § List all values of a field § List only distinct values of a field 58 ... | stats values(action) by clientip ... | stats list(action) by clientip Activity by customer Distinct actions by customer Observe Customer Activity Using the list + values Functions
- 59. § Show distinct actions and cardinality of each action 59 sourcetype=access_combined | stats count(action) as value by clientip, action | eval pair=action + " (" + value + ")" | stats list(pair) as values by clientip Analyze Customer Activity Combine list + values Functions
- 60. § Add columns § Sum specific columns 60 ... | stats count by clientip, action 2 cols: clientip + action ... | stats sum(bytes) as totalbytes, avg(bytes) as avgbytes, count as totalevents by clientip | addcoltotals totalbytes, totalevents Sum totalbytes and totalevents colums Building a Table of Customer Activity Add Columns and Sum Columns
- 61. 61 ... | stats sum(bytes) as totalbytes, sum(other) as totalother by clientip | addtotals fieldname=totalstuff For each row, add totalbytes + totalother A better example: physical memory + virtual memory = total memory Building a Table of Customer Activity Sum Across Rows
- 62. 62 ... | stats sparkline(count) as trendline by clientip In context of larger event set ... | stats sparkline(count) as trendline sum(bytes) by clientip Inline in tables Trend Individual Customer Activity Sparklines in Action
- 63. Advanced Search Commands Command Short Description Hints transaction Group events by a common field value. Convenient, but resource intensive. cluster Cluster similar events together. Can be used on _raw or field. associate Identifies correlations between fields. Calculates entropy btn field values. correlate Calculates the correlation between different fields. Evaluates relationship of all fields in a result set. contingency Builds a contingency table for two fields. Computes co-occurrence, or % two fields exist in same events. anomalies Computes an unexpectedness score for an event. Computes similarity of event (X) to a set of previous events (P). anomalousvalue Finds and summarizes irregular, or uncommon, search results. Considers frequency of occurrence or number of stdev from the mean
- 64. § Sew events together + creates duration + eventcount § Sparklines inline in tables 64 ... | transaction JSESSIONID | table JSESSIONID, action, product_id Group by JSESSIONID View Customer Activity by Session Using the transaction Command
- 65. § Intelligent group (creates cluster_count and cluster_label) 65 ... | cluster showcount=1 | table _raw, cluster_count, cluster_label Automatically Group Customer Activity Using the cluster Command
- 66. § Predict over time § Chart Overlay with and without streamstats § Maps with iplocation + geostats § Single value § Metered visuals with gauge Do More with Basic Reporting Commands 66
- 67. § Predict future values using lower/upper bounds – single and multiple series 67 ... | timechart count as traffic | predict traffic Predict Website Traffic Using the predict Command
- 68. 68 sourcetype=access_combined (action=view OR action=purchase) | timechart span=10m count(eval(action="view")) as Viewed, count(eval(action="purchase")) as Purchased Compare Browsing vs. Buying Activity Simple Chart Overlay
- 69. 69 ... | iplocation clientip | geostats count by clientip Combine IP lookup with geo mapping Map Customer Activity Geographically Geolocation in Action
- 70. 70 ... | stats count Display a Simple Count of Events Single Value in Action
- 71. Display Counts Using Gauges Single Value, Radial and Filler Gauges in Action 71 ... | stats count | gauge count 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000
- 73. Agenda § What is a data model? § Build a data model § Pivot Interface § Accelerate a data model 73
- 75. Define Relationships in Machine Data Data Model • Describes how underlying machine data is represented and accessed • Defines meaningful relationships in the data • Enables single authoritative view of underlying raw data Hierarchical object view of underlying data Add constraints to filter out events
- 76. Transparent Acceleration • Automatically collected – Handles timing issues, backfill… • Automatically maintained – Uses acceleration window • Stored on the indexers – Peer to the buckets • Fault tolerant collection Time window of data that is accelerated Check to enable acceleration of data model High Performance Analytics Store
- 77. Easy-to-Use Analytics • Drag-and-drop interface enables any user to analyze data • Create complex queries and reports without learning search language • Click to visualize any chart type; reports dynamically update when fields change Select fields from data model Time window All chart types available in the chart toolbox Save report to share Pivot
- 78. § Defines least common denominator for a data domain § Standard method to parse, categorize, normalize data § Set of field names and tags by domain § Packaged as a Data Models in a Splunk App § Domains: security, web, inventory, JVM, performance, network sessions, and more § Minimal setup to use Pivot interface Common Information Model (CIM) App 78
- 79. § Apps > Find More Apps > § Search: “Common Information Model” § Install free § Show fields for web + Web Data Model Download CIM App 79 1 2 3 4
- 82. Agenda § Developer Platform § Web Framework Toolkit (WFT) § REST API and SDKs § Get a Flying Start 82
- 89. A Wealth of Splunk Apps Over 1,100 apps available on the Splunk apps site API SDKs UI Server, Storage, Network Server Virtualization Operating Systems Custom Applications Business Applications Cloud Services App Performance MonitoringTicketing/ and Other Web Intelligence Mobile Applications Stream
- 90. § Interactive, cut/paste examples from popular source repositories: D3, GitHub, jQuery § Splunk 6.x Dashboard Examples App https://apps.splunk.com/app/1603 § Custom SimpleXML Extensions App https://apps.splunk.com/app/1772 § Splunk Web Framework Toolkit App https://apps.splunk.com/app/1613 Example Advanced Visualizations 90
- 92. Add a D3 Bubble Chart 92 1. Go to Find More Apps and Install the Splunk 6.x Dashboard Examples App 2. Enter the App 3. Go to Examples > Custom Visualizations > D3 Bubble Chart 4. Copy autodiscover.js (file) + components/bubblechart (dir) from: $SH/etc/apps/simple_xml_examples/appserver/static to: $SH/apps/search/appserver/static 5. Copy and paste simple XML to new dashboard
- 93. Resources
- 94. Splunk Documentation 94 • http://docs.splunk.com • Official Product Docs • Wiki and community topics • Updated daily • Can be printed to .PDF
- 95. Splunk Answers 95 • http://answers.splunk.com • Community driven • Splunk supported • Knowledge exchange • Q & A
- 96. Splunk Education 96 • Recommended for Users – Using Splunk – Searching & Reporting • Recommended for UI/Dashboard Developers – Developing Apps • Instructor-Led Courses – Web – Onsite