Configuring Grafana Data Source

In TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail, Grafana comes pre-installed with data source plug-ins, namely Hawk RedTail data source . These data sources are responsible for fetching metrics and logs from TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail and then transform the results as per Grafana requirement.

Configuring Hawk RedTail Data Source

TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail provides preinstalled data source named Hawk RedTail. This is the default plug-in which acts as a translator between Grafana and TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail. The plug-in fetches query results from TIBCO OI Hawk RedTail and then transforms those results into Grafana compatible information. Grafana then displays this translated information in the form of visualization specified by the user. To access Hawk RedTail data source settings, hover over the Configuration () icon, click Data Sources, and then click the Hawk RedTail data source.

Name Default Value Description
Name Hawk RedTail The data source name. This is how you refer to the data source in panels and queries.
HTTP
Default Yes Default data source means that it is pre-selected for new panels.
URL https://webapp:9680

https://localhost:9680

URL that needs to be accessible from the Grafana server.

Note: You must change the URL based on the actual IP address and port configured for Webapp component.
Whitelisted Cookies jwtBearerToken Cookies by name that should be forwarded to the data source.
Auth
Basic Auth No Specifies whether basic authentication to the Hawk RedTail data source is enabled.
TLS Client Auth No Specifies whether TLS authentication to the Hawk RedTail data source is enabled.
Skip TLS Verify Yes Specifies whether the certificate verification must be skipped.
Forward OAuth Identity No Specifies whether to forward the user's upstream OAuth identity to the data source.
With Credentials No Specifies whether credentials such as cookies or auth headers should be sent with cross-site requests.
With CA Cert No Specifies whether self-signed TLS certificates must be verified.