10.5 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

  1. Access the Kibana console with http://<hostname>:<port>/app/kibana and login with your username and password.
  2. From the Navigation menu, navigate to Management > Kibana > Index Patterns.
  3. In the Create Index Pattern page enter oudsmlogs* for the Index pattern and click Next Step.
  4. In the Configure settings page, from the Time Filter field name drop down menu select @timestamp and click Create index pattern.
  5. Once the index pattern is created click on Discover in the navigation menu to view the OUDSM logs.

Kibana 7.7.x or Lower

  1. Access the Kibana console with http://<hostname>:<port>/app/kibana and login with your username and password.
  2. From the Navigation menu, navigate to Management > Stack Management.
  3. Click Data Views in the Kibana section.
  4. Click Create Data View and enter the following information:
    • Name: oudsmlogs*
    • Timestamp: @timestamp
  5. Click Create Data View.
  6. From the Navigation menu, click Discover to view the log file entries.
  7. From the drop down menu, select oudsmlogs* to view the log file entries.