Compuware GPN - Modular Input for Splunk

Compuware APM Synthetic Modular Input is an app that uses Compuware GPN API (formally Gomez Networks). This modular input utilizies suds python library.

Requirements

This version has been test on 6.x and should work on 5.x.
App is known ot work on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, but has not been tested on other operating systems.
App requires internet access and suds.
Miminum of 2 GB RAM and 1.8 GHz CPU.
This currently does not work behind a proxy.

Prerequisites

Splunk version 5.0.1 or Higher

You can download it [Splunk][splunk-download]. And see the [Splunk documentation][] for instructions on installing and more. [Splunk]:http://www.splunk.com [Splunk documentation]:http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/User [splunk-download]:http://www.splunk.com/download

Installation instructions

Use the following rule to determine Monitor IDs for your account: http://gsr.webservice.gomez.com/gpnaccountmanagementservice/GpnAccountManagementService.asmx?op=GetAccountMonitors
Enter Account User Name and Password. sUsername: sPassword: sMonitorSetDesignator: UTATX sStatusDesignator: ACTIVE
Select Monitor ID. mid attributes are Monitors_IDs. example. Monitor mid="5325436"
Optional use getmonitorsids.py. usage: getmonitorids.py [-h] --user USER --pw PW

Example ouput for getmonitorids

Name: UTA - KeyWord blue
     MonitorID: 11420
     frequency_milsec: 3600
     modified: 11/14/2009 6:38:14 AM
     created: 11/14/2009 6:38:14 AM
Name: UTA - Home page - 5 mins
    MonitorID: 11822
    frequency_milsec: 300
    modified: 7/8/2008 3:56:06 PM
    created: 7/8/2008 3:56:06 PM

Recommendations

It is recommend that this be installed on an intermedate forwarder. Interval should be no longer than 3600 depending on number of transactions and data volume from Compuware API.

Future Enhancements

Proxy Support
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