Establish Connectivity to Grafana

This article describes how to establish connectivity to Grafana to use it as a Data Source for External Reports.

NOTE: See Grafana Plugin Capabilities for details on Grafana Plugin functionality.

Table of contents:

  1. Add New Data Source
  2. Provide Required Parameters
  3. Proceed with Advanced Data Source Configuration
  4. Refresh Object List

1. Add New Data Source

Access Admin > Collection & Storage > Data Sources

  1. [+New Data Source]
  2. Choose "Grafana" from Plugin drop-down list
  3. [Next]
  4. Enter a descriptive Data Source Name
  5. [Create]

2. Provide Required Parameters

  1. Choose Auth Type
    • For Identity Profile, refer to this article.
    • For Password, provide user credentials as described below.
  2. Enter the host name of Grafana Server
  3. Provide Grafana Username and Password
  4. [Save]
  5. [Test Connection]

Optionally, toggle on Enable On-Demand Element Creation.

3. Proceed with Advanced Data Source Configuration

  1. Advanced Configuration settings can be set to default values unless  Data Source requires more precise tuning.
  2. [Test Connection], this will also save your entries

4. Refresh Object List

Access Source Objects tab

  1. [Refresh list]
  2. Grafana Objects grid displays the synchronized objects