Set up a UDP integration for Health Log Analytics

Set up an integration for sending log data to your ServiceNow instance directly over a UDP socket.

Before you begin

• Verify that the Health Log Analytics application is installed and provisioned on your instance. For more information, see Install Health Log Analytics (HLA).
• Verify that a service instance is available.
• Verify that the HLA Engine is up and running.

• Verify that a MID Server is installed and configured with the Log Ingestion capability enabled. For more information, see MID Server system requirements.

  

  Important:

  Health Log Analytics does not support IPv6. To work with the application, configure the MID Server to IPv4.
• Unless the MID Server and external clients are on the same network, the MID Server must have a public IP address. This is required when its IP is exposed through network address translation (NAT), a load balancer, or a similar device. The public IP address enables external clients, such as Filebeat agents located outside its network, to reach the MID Server. Private IP addresses are not routable over the internet. Without a public IP, external clients cannot connect to the MID Server even if they are configured with its address. In the MID Server properties, add a property named mid.public_ip with the public IP address as the value. For more information, see Create a MID Server property. If the MID Server and external clients are on the same network, connections can be made using the private IP address.

Role required: evt_mgmt_admin

About this task

You set up integrations through the Integrations Launchpad in Service Operations Workspace, which you access from the ITOM AIOps configuration center. The AIOps configuration center is a centralized workspace for configuring and managing AIOps features from a single place. The integrations setup process reduces implementation time compared to manual data input setup in the classic interface in Health Log Analytics. For more information, see Integrations Launchpad in Service Operations Workspace for ITOM.

Procedure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Service Operations Workspace.
2. From the bottom of the navigation pane, select the AIOps configuration center icon .
   The ITOM AIOps configuration center page appears. The configuration center is a centralized workspace. Use it to configure and manage AIOps features from a single place.
3. From the Integrate section, under Integrations, select Add integration.
   The Integrations Launchpad appears.
4. In the Browse integrations tab, enter UDP in the search field.
5. Select the UDP integration tile.
   Note:

   If you start an integration setup before meeting all prerequisites, a message appears. You can cancel the setup and complete the prior requirements first. Alternatively, you can continue in draft mode and complete the requirements later. Note that you can't activate the integration until you have completed all the prerequisites.
6. On the Provide details form, fill in the fields.
   For a description of the fields, see the Provide details table in UDP integration configuration fields.
7. Optional: Select Advanced Settings to set advanced configuration fields.
   For a description of the fields, see the Advanced Settings table in UDP integration configuration fields.
8. Select Next.
9. In the Setup instruction screen, follow the instructions on the screen to install the integration in the third-party console.
10. Do one of the following:
    • If you completed all the prerequisites before starting the configuration, select Activate.

      When the integration is activated successfully, the Overview tab is displayed. On the Integrations Launchpad, the integration tile is available in the Installed integrations tab.

    • If you didn't complete all the prior requirements, select Save draft.

      The system saves the integration as a draft in the Integrations Launchpad. It appears in the Installed integrations tab, under Waiting for your action. You can complete the prerequisites and activate the integration later. For more information, see Activate a draft integration in Health Log Analytics.

What to do next

On the Overview tab, do the following:

• Use the displayed information to refine how Health Log Analytics reads the log data. For more information, see Review log streaming data and adjust integration settings in Health Log Analytics.
• Use the More options menu () to open the Data Input Mapping, Source Type Structures, or Log Sources pages with context from the integration. If your log data is not properly mapped, structured, or sourced, go back and adjust the configuration. If the Service Operations Workspace Log Analytics application is installed, the More options menu also provides direct access to the Log Viewer. Use the Log Viewer to review raw log messages ingested by the integration. For more information, see:
  • Log data auto-mapping and mapping
  • Source type structure adjustment
  • Review logs on the Log Viewer