Overview

SolarWinds Observability is a cloud-based platform for log management and analytics. With Aptible’s integration, you can send logs directly to SolarWinds for analysis and storage.

Set up

Prerequisites: A SolarWinds account

1. Configure your SolarWinds account for Aptible Log Ingestion
   Refer to the SolarWinds documentation for setting up your account to receive logs. Aptible sends logs securely via Syslog+TLS, and all we need is the syslog hostname and token from your SolarWinds account. Note: Like all Aptible Log Drain providers, SolarWinds also offers Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). To ensure HIPAA compliance, please contact them to execute a BAA.

2. Configure your Log Drain
   You can send your Aptible logs directly to SolarWinds with a log drain. A SolarWinds Log Drain can be created in the following ways on Aptible:

   • Within the Aptible Dashboard by:
     • Navigating to an Environment
     • Selecting the Log Drains tab
     • Selecting Create Log Drain
     • Selecting SolarWinds
     • Entering your SolarWinds hostname
     • Entering your SolarWinds token
   • Using the aptible log_drain:create:solarwinds command
   • Using the Aptible Terraform Provider