Scalyr DataSet destination plugin - Cortex XCOR Documentation

This information is for Palo Alto Networks Telemetry Pipeline, which is a standalone product separate from Palo Alto Networks Cortex XCOR.

The Scalyr destination plugin (name: http, alias: scalyr_dataset) lets you send your telemetry pipeline data to Scalyr as Scalyr datasets.

Supported telemetry types

The Scalyr 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 Scalyr 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.

General

Name	Key	Description	Default
Host	`host`	Required. IP address or hostname of the target Scalyr server.	none
Port	`port`	Required. TCP host port of the target Scalyr server.	`0`
DataSet Token	`scalyr_datasets_token`	Specifies the Authentication Bearer Token for the DataSet API.	none

Advanced

Name	Key	Description	Default
Compress	`compress`	Sets the payload compression mechanism.	none
HTTP Buffer Size	`http_buffer_size`	Specifies the buffer size used to read the response from the `scalyr_dataset` HTTP service.	none
Enable HTTP Debug Bad Request	`http_debug_bad_request`	If `true`, and if the HTTP server response status code is `400 Bad Request`, it will print the full HTTP request and response to the `stdout` interface. This feature is available for debugging purposes. 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 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`