Configuring Elasticsearch destination

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About this task

You must configure Elasticsearch as a destination to establish a communication channel between webMethods API Gateway and Elasticsearch to exchange data.

Procedure

  1. Open the menu options and select Administration.
  2. Select Destinations.
  3. Select Elasticsearch > Configuration to configure Elasticsearch as the destination.
  4. Provide the following information in the Basic information section:
    Field Description
    Protocol Specifies the communication protocol that is used to establish communication between webMethods API Gateway and Elasticsearch.
    Hostname Specifies the hostname or IP address of the machine on which Elasticsearch is running.
    Port Specifies the port where the Elasticsearch server runs. The default port number is 9240.
    Index name Specifies the index name for Elasticsearch, where the data is stored.
    Username Specifies the Elasticsearch user ID for authenticating Elasticsearch when webMethods API Gateway communicates with it.
    Password Specifies the password of the Elasticsearch instance to be used for establishing communication between webMethods API Gateway and Elasticsearch.
    Note: You can provide the username and password for the Elasticsearch instances that is configured with Basic authentication. You can also provide an HTTPS-enabled Elasticsearch instance.
  5. Click Test. This tests the communication channel between webMethods API Gateway and the configured Elasticsearch.
  6. Click Save to save the specified email configuration value. You can click Cancel to revert to the last saved changes or to abandon all the changes if the values are not saved.