This information is for Palo Alto Networks Telemetry Pipeline, which is a standalone
product separate from Palo Alto Networks Cortex XCOR.
es) lets you configure your telemetry pipeline to store, search, and
visualize your data using Elasticsearch’s indexing and querying capabilities.
Supported telemetry types
The Elasticsearch destination plugin for Palo Alto Networks Telemetry Pipeline supports these telemetry types:| Logs | Metrics | Traces |
|---|---|---|
Configuration parameters
Use the parameters in this section to configure the Elasticsearch destination plugin. The Palo Alto Networks Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the items in the Name column to describe these parameters. Pipeline configuration files use the items in the Key column as YAML keys.Required
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | host | Required. IP address or hostname of the target Elasticsearch instance. | 127.0.0.1 |
| Port | port | Required. TCP port of the target Elasticsearch instance. | 9200 |
| Index | index | Required. Index name. | calyptia-core |
| Logstash Format | logstash_format | Enables Logstash format compatibility. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
Security and TLS
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLS | tls | If true, enables TLS/SSL. If false, disables TLS/SSL. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| TLS Certificate Validation | tls.verify | If on, and if tls is true, enables TLS/SSL certificate validation. If off, disables TLS/SSL certificate validation. Accepted values: on, off. | on |
| TLS Debug Level | tls.debug | Sets TLS debug verbosity level. Accepted values: 0 (No debug), 1 (Error), 2 (State change), 3 (Informational), 4 (Verbose). | 1 |
| CA Certificate File Path | tls.ca_file | Absolute path to CA certificate file. | none |
| Certificate File Path | tls.crt_file | Absolute path to certificate file. | none |
| Private Key File Path | tls.key_file | Absolute path to private key file. | none |
| Private Key Path Password | tls.key_passwd | Password for private key file. | none |
| TLS SNI Hostname Extension | tls.vhost | Hostname to be used for TLS SNI extension. | none |
Advanced
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replace Dots | replace_dots | When enabled, replaces field name dots with underscore, required by versions of Elasticsearch. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| Type | type | Required. Type Name. | _doc |
| Suppress Type Name | suppress_type_name | If true, mapping types are removed. For v7.0.0 or later. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| Buffer Size | buffer_size | Specifies the buffer size used to read the response from the Elasticsearch HTTP service. Use this option for debugging purposes where it’s required to read full responses. Response size grows depending of the number of records inserted. To set an unlimited amount of memory set this value to false, otherwise the value must be according to the Unit Size specification. | 512k |
| Path | path | Elasticsearch accepts new data on HTTP query path /_bulk. It’s also possible to serve Elasticsearch behind a reverse proxy on a sub path. This option defines such path on the Palo Alto Networks Telemetry Pipeline side. It adds only a path prefix in the indexing HTTP POST URI. | none |
| Pipeline | pipeline | Newer versions of Elasticsearch let you set up filters, also called pipelines. This option lets you define which pipeline the database should use. For performance reasons, it’s strongly suggested to do parsing and filtering on Palo Alto Networks Telemetry Pipeline side. | none |
| Generate ID | generate_id | When enabled, generates _id for outgoing records. This prevents duplicate records when retrying ES. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| Write Operation | write_operation | Operation to use to write in bulk requests. | create |
| ID Key | id_key | If set, _id is the value of the key from incoming record. | none |
| Replace Dots | current_time_index | Uses current time for index generation instead of message record. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| Logstash Prefix | logstash_prefix | When logstash_format is enabled, the Index name is composed using a prefix and the date. For example, if logstash_prefix is equal to mydata, your index becomes mydata-YYYY.MM.DD. The last string appended belongs to the date when the data is being generated. | none |
| Logstash Prefix Key | logstash_prefix_key | When included, the value in the record that belongs to the key will be looked up and over-write the logstash_prefix for index generation. If the key-value isn’t found in the record, the logstash_prefix option acts as a fallback. Nested keys are supported through record accessor pattern. | none |
| Logstash Date Format | logstash_dateformat | Time format (based on strftime) to generate the second part of the Index name. | %Y.%m.%d |
| Time Key | time_key | When logstash_format is enabled, each record will get a new timestamp field. The time_key property defines the name of that field. | @timestamp |
| Time Key Format | time_key_format | When logstash_format is enabled, this property defines the format of the timestamp. | none |
| Time Key Nanos | time_key_nanos | When logstash_format is enabled, enabling this property sends nanosecond precision timestamps. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| Include Tag Key | include_tag_key | When enabled, it append the Tag name to the record. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| Tag Key | tag_key | When include_tag_key is enabled, this property defines the key name of the tag in the message. | flb-key |
Basic Authentication
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTTP Username | http_user | Basic auth username. | none |
| HTTP Password | http_passwd | Basic auth password. Requires http_user to be set. | none |
AWS Authentication
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enable AWS Authentication | aws_auth | Enable AWS Sigv4 Authentication. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| AWS Region | aws_region | AWS Region of your service. | none |
| AWS STS Endpoint | aws_sts_endpoint | Custom endpoint for the AWS STS API, used with the aws_role_arn option. | none |
| AWS IAM Assume Role | aws_role_arn | Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role to assume, for uses like cross-account access. | none |
| AWS External ID | aws_external_id | Specifies an external ID for the STS API, can be used with the aws_role_arn parameter if your role requires an external ID. | none |
Elastic Cloud Authentication
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic Cloud ID | cloud_id | Elastic Cloud ID of the cluster to connect to. | none |
| Elastic Cloud Authentication Credentials | cloud_auth | Elastic Cloud authentication credentials. | none |
Advanced Networking
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNS Mode | net.dns.mode | Selects the primary DNS connection type, which can be TCP or UDP. | none |
| DNS Resolver | net.dns.resolver | Selects the primary DNS connection type, which can be LEGACY or ASYNC. | none |
| Prefer IPv4 | net.dns.prefer_ipv4 | Prioritizes IPv4 DNS results when trying to establish a connection. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| Keepalive | net.keepalive | Enables or disables Keepalive support. Accepted values: true, false. | true |
| Keepalive Idle Timeout | net.keepalive_idle_timeout | Sets the maximum time allowed for an idle Keepalive connection. | 30s |
| Max Connect Timeout | net.connect_timeout | Sets the maximum time allowed to establish a connection, which includes the TLS handshake. | 10s |
| Max Connect Timeout Log Error | net.connect_timeout_log_error | Specifies whether to log an error on connection timeout. When disabled, the timeout is logged as a debug message. Accepted values: true, false. | true |
| Source Address | net.source_address | Specifies the network address to bind for data traffic. | none |
| Max Keepalive Recycle | net.keepalive_max_recycle | Sets the maximum number of times a keepalive connection can be used before it’s retired. | 2000 |
Debugging
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trace Output | trace_output | When enabled, print the Elasticsearch API calls to stdout. For diagnostics only. Accepted values: true, false. | false |
| Trace Error | trace_error | When enabled, print the Elasticsearch exception to stderr. For diagnostics only. Accepted values: true, false. | false |