General guidelines for streaming data to Health Log Analytics

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title: General guidelines for streaming data to Health Log Analytics
description: This section helps you identify the appropriate data input for streaming your specific data type to the Health Log Analytics application.
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# General guidelines for streaming data to Health Log Analytics

This section helps you identify the appropriate data input for streaming your specific data type to the Health Log Analytics application.

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Data type

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Data input

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Details

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Flat files

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ACC agent \(Agent Client Collector Framework\)

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Use the ServiceNow ACC agent to stream flat files directly to Health Log Analytics. This method is suitable for log files, CSVs, and other structured file formats.

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Cloud applications

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Depends on the cloud: Microsoft Azure Event Hubs, Amazon Data Firehose, other methods

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-   Microsoft Azure Event Hubs: Configure your Microsoft Azure Event Hubs to send data to Health Log Analytics using the Microsoft Azure Event Hubs data input.
-   Amazon Data Firehose: Set up an Amazon Data Firehose delivery stream to send data to Health Log Analytics using the Amazon Data Firehose data input.
-   More examples.

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Data lakes

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Apache Kafka, Cribl

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-   Apache Kafka: Export data from your data lake to a Kafka topic and use the Apache Kafka data input to stream it to Health Log Analytics.
-   Cribl: Use Cribl to export data from your data lake and use the Cribl data input to stream it to Health Log Analytics.

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Databases

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Treat as flat files

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Treat database logs, such as Oracle error logs, as flat files and use the ACC agent to stream them to Health Log Analytics.

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Third-party tools

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Varies by tool

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-   VMware: vCenter can use UDP to stream data to the MID Server and Health Log Analytics using the UDP data input.
-   More examples.

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APM tools

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Varies by tool

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-   New Relic: Use the New Relic plugin to stream events directly to Health Log Analytics. Export raw logs to a flat file and use the ACC agent to stream them to Health Log Analytics.
-   Dynatrace: Set up the Dynatrace integration to stream data directly from Dynatrace to Health Log Analytics.
-   Nagios: Use the Nagios plugin to stream events directly to Health Log Analytics. Export logs to a flat file and use the ACC agent to stream them to Health Log Analytics.
-   Datadog: Use the Vector Agent data input to stream data from Datadog to Health Log Analytics.

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