Getting ready

To step through this recipe, you will need a running Splunk Enterprise server. You should be familiar with navigating the Splunk user interface.

Additionally, it is recommended that you have one of the following supported databases installed:

• DB2
• Informix
• MemSQL
• MS SQL
• MySQL
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• SAP SQL
• Sybase
• Teradata

DB Connect might work with other JDBC-compatible databases and data stores, but this is not guaranteed. DB Connect 3 has several prerequisites detailed in the installation manual. Before attempting this recipe, please ensure that you have installed the Java Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK) 8 from Oracle. Additionally, you will also need to download the database drivers for your specific database.