Create a Microsoft Azure connection for Ingest Processor pipelines

Create a Microsoft Azure connection in the Data Management app to allow your pipelines to authenticate and send data to Azure storage containers.

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Before you can send data from Ingest Processor to an Azure Blob Storage container or an Azure Data Lake Storage container, you must first create a Microsoft Azure connection in the Data Management app on Splunk Cloud Platform. This connection allows datasets and pipelines to access Azure storage containers by authenticating through a Microsoft Entra app registration.

  1. In Splunk Cloud Platform, select Data Management from the Apps panel.
  2. Navigate to the Connections page, and then select Create connection.
  3. On the Select data store page, select Microsoft Azure, then select Next.
  4. On the General page, configure the following options, and then select Next:
    Option name Configuration instructions
    Connection name Enter a unique name for your connection.
    Connection description (Optional) Enter a description for your connection.
    Azure account region (Optional) Select the region of your Azure storage account.
  5. On the Storage authentication page, configure the following options, and then select Next:
    Option name Configuration instructions
    Tenant ID

    Enter the tenant ID associated with your app registration.

    You can find this ID on the Overview page of your app registration in Microsoft Entra, in a field named Directory (tenant) ID.
    Client ID

    Enter the client ID associated with your app registration.

    You can find this ID on the Overview page of your app registration in Microsoft Entra, in a field named Application (client) ID.
    Client secret value

    Enter the value of a client secret that is associated with your app registration.

    You can find this value on the Certificates & secrets page of your app registration in Microsoft Entra, on the Client secrets tab.
    Client secret expiration date

    (Optional) Enter the expiration date of the client secret.

    The expiration date is also shown on the Client secrets tab of the Certificates & secrets page in Microsoft Entra. Including this expiration date in the connection settings lets you use the Data Management app to verify when you need to rotate the client secret, instead of having to log in to Microsoft Entra for this information.
  6. On the Review page, ensure that all the entered information is correct, and then select Create to create your connection.

Next, create a dataset that uses this connection to access your Azure container. You can then configure a pipeline to use this dataset as a destination and start sending data from Ingest Processor to the Azure container.

For more information, see Create a Microsoft Azure dataset for Ingest Processor pipelines.