Connecting to Splunk

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Splunk and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Splunk provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Splunk supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Splunk supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Splunk Version Support

The provider leverages the Splunk REST API to enable you to access data models in Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud as relational databases, enabling bidirectional access to reports, datasets, and table datasets. It supports Splunk Enterprise v9.1.2 and Splunk Cloud v9.1.2038.

Note: Splunk does not enable access to their API for users with free trial accounts. Connecting using the provider requires a paid Splunk account.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework to build an EF model based on the Splunk connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to Splunk and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to Splunk from generic ADO.NET code.