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Dynatrace

This guide contains information to set up a Dynatrace Source in Vanus Connect.

Introduction​

Dynatrace is an advanced observability platform designed to provide comprehensive monitoring and performance management solutions for applications, websites, and IT infrastructures. It offers a wide range of features and capabilities to help organizations gain deep insights into their systems, optimize performance, and ensure exceptional user experiences.

The Dynatrace Source is a webhook server that enables you to establish an endpoint for receiving events from your Dynatrace application. To achieve this, it is necessary to establish a connection within Dynatrace.

Prerequisites​

Before obtaining Dynatrace events, you must have:

Getting Started​

Create your connection in Vanus Connect​

To obtain all Dynatrace events in Vanus Connect, follow these steps:

  • Write a Name① for your connection in Vanus Connect.

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Configuring Dynatrace to Send Webhook Events​

Step 1: Configure webhook​

  1. Click the copy icon① to copy the webhook url.

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  1. Log in to your Dynatrace account.

  2. Navigate to the Settings page by first clicking on the gear icon②.

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  1. Scroll downwards and click on Integration③ then select Problem notifications④.

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  1. Click on Add notification⑤.

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  1. Select Custom Integration⑥ as the Notification type, choose your preferred Display name⑦, and paste the Webhook URL you copied previously into the Webhook URL⑧ field.

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  1. Toggle the buttons as shown below to Accept any SSL certificate (including self-signed and valid certificates)⑨, Call webhook if new events merge into existing problems⑩ and Call webhook if problem is closed⑪.

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  1. Leave the Additional HTTP headers⑫ section just the way it is.

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  1. If the Custom Integration test successful⑬ message appears after pressing the Send test notification⑭ button, continue by clicking the Save changes⑮ button to save the adjustments.

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  1. If successful, you should see this⑯.

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  1. Go to Vanus Connect and click Next⑰ to continue the configuration.

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Learn more about Vanus and Vanus Connect in our documentation.