Setup an Elastic Search Data Source

Learn to setup an Elastic Search Data Source.

Configurations are made in Grafana.

Panels compatible with Elasticsearch Datasource

In this section, you will know how to setup an Elastic Search Data Source for your Dashboards.

Steps

Enter the URL.
Select Access type (There are two types of Access Types : Direct and Proxy).
Select HTTP Authentication (if required).

Item Name	Description
Name	Represents the name of the Data source. You can give any desired name to the Data source.
Default	Select Default if the Data Source is pre-selected in the new panel.
Type	Denotes the type of the Data source. Select the type as “Elastic search”.
URL	Represents the web address, where the Data source runs. Eg: http://hostname:9200/
Access	The two types of Access types are - Direct: Select "Direct" when you there is no need to bypass any local proxy. The URL needs to be accessed in the browser. Proxy: Select "Proxy" when you have to bypass any local proxy. The URL needs to be accessed from Grafana backend.
HTTP Authentication	If Authentication is selected, enter the Username and Password.
Index Name	It represents the target node at which data needs to be fetched. Eg: neo4j-index-node
Pattern	Pattern represents the time notation at which data must be fetched. Pattern could be hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly.
Time field name	It is with reference of time for the Index name. Eg: inSightsTimeX
Version	Represents the version of the Data source. Eg: 1.x or 2.x
Group by time interval	Represents the time interval at which grouping must be performed on the data.
Save & Test	Saves and tests the Data source.
Delete	Deletes the Data source.