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Updated on November 3, 2020

A Splunk server can receive Besu logs and enable complex search, visualization, and analysis.

Splunk can aggregate multiple logs in one place and run complex queries without beingconnected to the machine running Besu to read the standard output.

Options for running Splunk and Besu are:

  • Splunk Enterprise Docker container with a trial license

Splunk connect for Ethereum Docker Compose

To run a development Besu node and connect it to Splunk Enterprise, use the Splunk connect forEthereum demonstration Docker Compose environment provided by Splunk.

Requirements

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  • Docker and Docker-compose.

Important

A Splunk license is not required to use the Splunk connect for Ethereum demonstration.

Clone the Splunk connect for Ethereum repository

Open a terminal window and run:

Start the demonstration environment

Splunk

Follow the Splunk connect for Ethereum repository README.

Note

Splunk enterprise takes some time to start.

Run docker ps and wait for the STATUS of the 3 containers to be Up [number] seconds (healthy).

Use Splunk Enterprise as a Docker container

Requirements

  • Docker.
  • Besu 1.4.4 or later installed.

Important

A Splunk license is not required to use the trial version of the Splunk Docker image. The imageis not suitable for production use and has restrictions on daily log volume.

Note

Enterprise

If running Besu as a Docker container, consider usingSplunk connect for Ethereum Docker Composeor Kubernetes instead of the Splunk Enterprise trial container.

Run Splunk Enterprise trial container

To start the Splunk Enterprise container:

Once the service is started, connect on http://localhost:8080/ and login as the admin userwith a password of changeme.

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To follow the logs of the Splunk container:

Create the Besu index

  1. In the Splunk web interface, navigate to the index list in the settings.
  2. Create an event index with an Index Name of besu.
  3. Leave other fields with the default values.
  4. Save the besu index.

Run Besu

To start a Besu node running in development mode:

The environment variables specified send the Besu logs to Splunk.

Only LOGGER, SPLUNK_URL, SPLUNK_TOKEN and SPLUNK_SKIPTLSVERIFY arerequired in our example. The complete list of options is in the Splunk options reference table.

Display the logs

In the Splunk web interface, navigate to the search page.

Type index='besu' in the search field. Log events sent by Besu are displayed.

Congratulations! You can now play with the search and other Splunk features to explore your Besu logs.

Stop the demo

  1. To stop Besu, use Ctrl+C.
  2. To stop the Splunk container, use docker stop splunk-demo.
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Run a Splunk Enterprise instance

Requirements

  • Splunk Enterprise license.
  • Besu 1.4.4 or later installed.

Download Splunk Enterprise

Important

A Splunk license is required to use Splunk Enterprise.

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Download, install, and run Splunk Enterprise

Follow the steps in the Splunk Enterprise documentation.

Configure Splunk Enterprise

Once the Splunk Enterprise instance is ready:

  1. Log into the Splunk Enterprise web interface.
  2. Navigate to the settings to:

    • Create a HTTP Event Collector.
    • Create an event index named besu.

Run Besu and display logs

Run Besu the same way as when using Splunk on Docker.

Ensure you set the SPLUNK_URL value to match the HTTP Event Collector address and port.

Congratulations! You can now display logs and use the search engine.

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Splunk options reference

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NameDescriptionRequired
LOGGERSet to Splunk to activate sending logs to Splunk.Yes
HOSTCurrent host. If in a Docker environment, the default value is the docker container ID. Otherwise, the default value is localhost.No
SPLUNK_URLURL of the Splunk HTTP Event Collector. For example, use https://localhost:8088Yes
SPLUNK_TOKENAuthentication token, usually of the form 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111Yes
SPLUNK_INDEXIndex to store logs. Defaults to besuNo
SPLUNK_SOURCESource of the logs. Defaults to besuNo
SPLUNK_SOURCETYPESourcetype of the logs. Defaults to besuNo
SPLUNK_BATCH_SIZE_BYTESSize of a log batch in bytes. Defaults to 65536No
SPLUNK_BATCH_SIZE_COUNTSize of a log batch in number of events. Defaults to 1000No
SPLUNK_BATCH_INTERVALInterval at which to send log batches. Defaults to 500No
SPLUNK_SKIPTLSVERIFYWhether to check the Splunk instance TLS certificate when sending data. Defaults to falseNo