Overview
SolarWinds Observability is a cloud-based platform for log management and analytics. With Aptible’s integration, you can send logs directly to SolarWinds for analysis and storage.Set up
Prerequisites: A SolarWinds account
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Configure your SolarWinds account for Aptible Log Ingestion
Refer to the SolarWinds documentation for setting up your account to receive logs. Aptible sends logs securely via Syslog+TLS, and all we need is the syslog hostname and token from your SolarWinds account.Note: Like all Aptible Log Drain providers, SolarWinds also offers Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). To ensure HIPAA compliance, please contact them to execute a BAA.
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Configure your Log Drain
You can send your Aptible logs directly to SolarWinds with a log drain. A SolarWinds Log Drain can be created in the following ways on Aptible:
- Within the Aptible Dashboard by:
- Navigating to an Environment
- Selecting the Log Drains tab
- Selecting Create Log Drain
- Selecting SolarWinds
- Entering your SolarWinds hostname
- Entering your SolarWinds token
- Using the
aptible log_drain:create:solarwindscommand - Using the Aptible Terraform Provider