Azure Data Explorer

Azure Data Explorer destination plugin

The Azure Data Explorer destination plugin lets you configure Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline to send your logs and metrics data directly to Azure Data Explorer.

Supported telemetry types

This plugin supports these telemetry types:

LogsMetricsTraces

Configuration parameters

Use the parameters in this section to configure your plugin. The Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the values in the Name column to describe the parameters. Items in the Key column are the YAML keys to use in pipeline configuration files.

Required

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
Tenant IDtenant_idRequired. The tenant/domain ID of the AAD registered app.none
Client IDclient_idRequired. The client ID of the AAD registered app.none
Client Secretclient_secretRequired. The client secret of the AAD registered app (App Secret).none
Ingestion Endpointingestion_endpointRequired. The clusters ingestion endpoint.https://ingest-cluster_name.region.kusto.windows.net
Database Namedatabase_nameRequired. The database name.none
Table Nametable_nameRequired. The table name.none

Advanced

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
Ingestion Mapping Referenceingestion_mapping_referenceThe name of a JSON ingestion mapping that will be used to map the ingested payload into the table columns.none
Log Keylog_keyKey name of the log content.log
Enable Tag Keyinclude_log_keyIf true, the tag is appended to output. The key name is used tag_key property. Accepted values: true, false.true
Tag Keytag_keySpecify the key name where the tag is stored.tag
Enable Time Keyinclude_time_keyIf true, a timestamp is appended to output. The key name is used time_key property. Accepted values: true, false.true
Time Keytime_keySpecify the key name where the timestamp is stored.timestamp

Security and TLS

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
TLStlsEnable or disable TLS/SSL support. Accepted values: true, false.false
TLS Certificate Validationtls.verifyTurn TLS/SSL certificate validation on or off. TLS must be on for this setting to be enabled.on
TLS Debug Leveltls.debugSet TLS debug verbosity level. Accepted values: 0 (No debug), 1 (Error), 2 (State change), 3 (Informational), 4 (Verbose).1
CA Certificate File Pathtls.ca_fileAbsolute path to CA certificate file.none
Certificate File Pathtls.crt_fileAbsolute path to certificate file.none
Private Key File Pathtls.key_fileAbsolute path to private key file.none
Private Key Path Passwordtls.key_passwdOptional password for tls.key_file file.none
TLS SNI Hostname Extensiontls.vhostHostname to be used for TLS SNI extension.none

Advanced Networking

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
DNS Modenet.dns.modeSelect the primary DNS connection type, which can be TCP or UDP.none
DNS Resolvernet.dns.resolverSelect the primary DNS connection type, which can be LEGACY or ASYNC.none
Prefer IPv4net.dns.prefer_ipv4Prioritize IPv4 DNS results when trying to establish a connection. Accepted values: true, false.false
Keepalivenet.keepaliveEnable or disable Keepalive support. Accepted values: true, false.true
Keepalive Idle Timeoutnet.keepalive_idle_timeoutSet maximum time allowed for an idle Keepalive connection.30s
Max Connect Timeoutnet.connect_timeoutSet maximum time allowed to establish a connection, which includes the TLS handshake.10s
Max Connect Timeout Log Errornet.connect_timeout_log_errorOn connection timeout, specify if it should log an error. When disabled, the timeout is logged as a debug message. Accepted values: true, false.true
Max Keepalive Recyclenet.keepalive_max_recycleSet maximum number of times a keepalive connection can be used before it's retired.2000
Source Addressnet.source_addressSpecify network address to bind for data traffic.none