Get data in
To begin monitoring your database, deploy the Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector. Choose between agent mode for self-hosted environments or gateway mode for managed cloud services to match your infrastructure requirements. Once you establish network connectivity and grant the necessary database permissions, the collector captures essential performance metrics and infrastructure data to provide comprehensive visibility into your database health.
Overview
To use Splunk Database Monitoring, you need:
- A Splunk Database Monitoring license
- The Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector
- Network connectivity between the collector and the database
- A database user with read-only permissions for specific system tables and views