Setting Up Remote Data Stores

Only administrators can set up or manage your remote data store settings.

Orbital will not send results that are over 250 MB to a remote data store.

Adding a Remote Data Store

You can define a new remote data store for your queries results. To add a new remote data store:

  1. Go to Administration > Remote Data Store.
  2. Click + Add remote data store.
  3. Select the destination: Default, Amazon S3, Azure, or Splunk.
  4. Fill in the required fields:
    • Enter a unique name for the remote data store.
    • Enter the URL (Container URL for Azure, HEC URL for Splunk) of the remote data store service.
    • Optionally, enter the authentication token that you will obtain from the remote data store provider you are connecting to (not applicable for Amazon S3).
    • Optionally, enter a fingerprint in SHA-256 format. For more information, see Obtaining a SHA-256 Fingerprint.

    • Select the Result format: Compact (the default one) or Expanded.

    Required fields for Amazon S3:

    • Bucket

    • Region

    • Access key

    • Secret key

  5. Click Save. The data store is added to the list. You can select it as a destination for results when scheduling a query.

Editing a Remote Data Store

To edit an existing remote data store:

  1. Go to Administration > Remote Data Store.
  2. Click the three-dot menu at the end of a row you want to edit and select Edit. The Edit remote data store dialog appears.

  3. Modify the needed values.

  4. Click Save. The modified data store information is saved to the data store definition.

Deleting a Remote Data Store

You can delete an existing remote data store if the service is unavailable or does not meet your needs:

  1. Go to Administration > Remote Data Store.

  2. Click the three-dot menu at the end of a row you want to delete and select Delete. The Delete data store dialog appears.

  3. Click Delete. It will remove the remote data store definition from Orbital and refresh the remote data store list.

Obtaining a SHA-256 Fingerprint

If the remote data store is self-signed, you need to obtain a SHA-256 fingerprint. Depending on the web browser that you use, the procedure for obtaining the fingerprint will differ.

You can obtain the necessary fingerprint using the command shown below.

> openssl x509 -noout -fingerprint -sha256 -inform pem -in <filename>.crt

For more details about certificates and fingerprint, contact your host administrator.

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