Connect to Splunk Data in RazorSQL

The CData JDBC Driver for Splunk enables standards-based access from third-party tools, from wizards in IDEs to data management and analysis tools. This article shows how to connect to Splunk using wizards in RazorSQL.

Create a JDBC Data Source for Splunk Data

1. Open the RazorSQL application and, in the Connections menu, select Add Connection Profile -> Other -> JDBC.
2. In the Connection Wizard that appears, set the following properties:
   • Driver Location: Set this property to the path to the lib subfolder in the installation directory.
   • Driver Class: Set the driver class to cdata.jdbc.splunk.SplunkDriver.
   • Username: Enter the username. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)
   • Password: Enter the password. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)

   • JDBC URL: Enter connection parameters. The JDBC URL begins with jdbc:splunk: and is followed by a semicolon-separated list of connection properties.

     To authenticate requests, set the User, Password, and URL properties to valid Splunk credentials. The port on which the requests are made to Splunk is port 8089.

     The data provider uses plain-text authentication by default, since the data provider attempts to negotiate TLS/SSL with the server.

     If you need to manually configure TLS/SSL, see Getting Started -> Advanced Settings in the data provider help documentation.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Splunk JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.splunk.jar

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:splunk:user=MyUserName;password=MyPassword;URL=MyURL;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

Query Splunk Data and Select Tables

After establishing a connection, the wizard will close and the connection will be available in the connections panel. You can then query the tables.