Creating Data Sources in Apica Ascent

Apica Ascent allows you to connect multiple data sources for unified observability across logs, metrics, checks, and reports. Follow the steps below to configure basic data sources to interact with metrics, logs, checks and reports.

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1. Ascent Logs

Purpose: Enables access to logs coming in different dataflows.

Steps:

1. Navigate to Integrations → Data Sources.

2. Click Add New Data Source.

3. Select Logs from the available data source types.

4. In the Name field, enter:

   Ascent Logs

5. Click Save.

6. After saving, click Test Connection.

   • Expected Result: Success

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2. Ascent Reports

Purpose: Enables access to creating reports in Ascent.

Steps:

1. Navigate to Integrations → Data Sources.

2. Click Add New Data Source.

3. Select Reports.

4. In the Name field, enter:

   Ascent Reports

5. Click Save.

6. Click Test Connection.

   • Expected Result: Success

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3. Ascent Checks

Purpose: Connects to Ascent's synthetic check results for analysis and visualization.

Steps:

1. Navigate to Integrations → Data Sources.

2. Click Add New Data Source.

3. Select Checks.

4. In the Name field, enter:

   Ascent Checks

5. Click Save.

6. Click Test Connection.

   • Expected Result: Success

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4. Ascent Metrics

Purpose: Integrates the Prometheus endpoint used by Ascent to access metrics.

Steps:

1. Navigate to Integrations → Data Sources.

2. Click Add New Data Source.

3. Select Apica Ascent Prometheus.

4. In the Name field, enter:

   Ascent Metrics

5. In the Apica Prometheus API URL field, enter:

   http://<namespace>-thanos-query:9090

   • Replace <namespace> with your environment’s Kubernetes namespace (for example: apica-thanos-query:9090).

6. Click Save.

7. Click Test Connection.

   • Expected Result: Success

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Verification

After completing all the configurations:

• Each data source will appear under Integrations → Data Sources.

• Dashboards and queries can now utilize these sources for visualization and alerting.