Connect Devices using the OPC UA Protocol in Splunk OT Intelligence

Connect your Splunk Edge Hub to Industrial IoT devices or gateways via the Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) protocol. Configure OPC UA settings in Splunk OT Intelligence version 4.12.0 and Splunk Edge OS versions 2.4.0 and higher. OPC UA settings are also configurable outside of Splunk OT Intelligence via the Edge Hub Advanced Settings page.

Configure OPC UA Settings for a Device

To upload an existing configuration, select Spec during step 5. You can edit the configuration in the editor.

You can also configure OPC UA settings from the Device Profile page. See the Configure multiple Splunk Edge Hub devices using device profiles topic to access OPC UA settings from a device profile.

Create an OPC UA Connection

OPC UA connections link the Splunk Edge Hub to OPC UA servers so the Edge Hub can collect industrial metrics from supported devices. Once connected, the Edge Hub can browse, subscribe to, and send selected OPC UA tags as metric data to the Splunk platform. Complete the following steps to create an OPC UA connection setup:

  1. Navigate to a Device Profile of Edge Manager for a device