Dynatrace Saas/Managed importer
Versio.io can import, historize and process monitoring data from Dynatrace SaaS / Managed.
Configuration
You can find the configuration option in Versio.io at Environment settings > OneImporter > Configurations > Dynatrace.
Here you can edit all existing configurations, create new configurations or delete existing configurations.
To add a new configuration enter a Name for your importer and an Entity suffix (default: -dynatrace) to clearly identify your Dynatrace entities.
Note that the Entity suffix is fixed and cannot be changed afterwards.
Click Add to proceed to the configuration.
To edit an existing configurations click the arrow on the left of your importer name to expand the configuration options.
Following configuration options are available:
| Field | Description | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Meaningful name | Add the word "Dynatrace" to identify importer when viewing the logs |
| Active | Option to activate and deactivate the configuration. Data is only imported if the configuration is activated. | |
| Server URL | Dynatrace server URL to get data from | URL for SaaS and Managed differs Examples given below: Replace with your own ID or domain |
| API token | Enter your Dynatrace API token | See paragraph below for API token generation in Dynatrace |
| Entities | Select all required entities | |
| Executing OneImporter | Select a Versio.io OneImporter to import the data based on the importer configuration. | Requires installed OneImporter: Installation instruction |
| Schedule time (cron format) | Determine the frequency of imports in CRON format | Learn more about CRON format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron |
Table: Dynatrace configuration parameters
The following image is an example of a Dynatrace configuration:
Figure: Example of a Versio.io Dynatrace configuration
Dynatrace API Token
Versio.io can import, historize and process monitoring data from Dynatrace SaaS / Managed. An API token is required to access your Dynatrace Tenant.
The following permissions are required to import the corresponding entities from Dynatrace to Versio.io:
| Permission | Group | Entities |
|---|---|---|
|
Access problem and event feed, metrics and topolgy |
Topology |
Host Process Process group Service Application |
| Anomaly detection configuration |
Application VMWare |
|
| Environment |
Event Problem Threshold |
|
| Read configuration | Anomaly detection configuration |
AWS Host Service Database |
| Configuration | Management zone | |
| Configure maintenance windows | Configuration | Maintenance |
|
Read synthetic monitors, locations and nodes |
Environment |
Synthetic location Synthetic node |
| Token management | Environment | Token |
The following graphic shows an example configuration of an API token in Dynatrace:
Example
The Versio.io OneImporter imports Dynatrace data based on a specific configuration into entities with a suffix defined by you (default: -dynatrace). To view the imported instances in Versio.io, select 'Asset & Configuration Repository → Instance Viewer'. There you can select your specific instance and click it for a detailed view in the instance history viewer.
The following image is an example of imported Dynatrace data:
Figure: Overview of Versio.io Dynatrace instance (left) and topology of related instances (right)