13.4 Verifying and Accessing the Kibana Console
To access the Kibana console you will need the Kibana URL as per Installing the Monitoring and Visualization Software.
Kibana Version 7.8.X or Higher
- Access the Kibana console with
http://<hostname>:<port>/app/kibana
and login with your username and password. - From the Navigation menu, navigate to Management > Kibana > Index Patterns.
- In the Create Index Pattern page enter
oiglogs*
for the Index pattern and click Next Step. - In the Configure settings page, from the Time Filter field name
drop down menu select
@timestamp
and click Create index pattern. - Once the index pattern is created click on Discover in the navigation menu to view the OIG logs.
Kibana 7.7.x or Lower
- Access the Kibana console with
http://<hostname>:<port>/app/kibana
and login with your username and password. - From the Navigation menu, navigate to Management > Stack Management.
- Click Data Views in the Kibana section.
- Click Create Data View and enter the following information:
- Name:
oiglogs*
- Timestamp:
@timestamp
- Name:
- Click Create Data View.
- From the Navigation menu, click Discover to view the log file entries.
- From the drop down menu, select
oiglogs*
to view the log file entries.