cisco-appdynamics-setup

The setup script automates the installation and configuration of the Splunk_TA_AppDynamics package, creating indexes, setting defaults, and validating dashboards to ensure a repeatable AppDynamics onboarding process for Ops teams.

Yes, the automation supports both Splunk Cloud and on-prem deployments by using remote REST API interactions to configure accounts, inputs, and dashboards with built-in safety checks for repeatable deployment.

Credential handling is enforced by reading from a project-root credentials file, ensuring secure configuration of controller and analytics connections during the AppDynamics Splunk add-on setup process.

The configuration includes index creation, add-on defaults, controller and analytics connections, enabled common input groups, and built-in dashboards, with deployment validation to ensure proper setup.

Yes, the setup script includes built-in validation steps that verify accounts, inputs, and dashboards are properly configured via REST APIs, enabling dashboards validation after the AppDynamics Splunk add-on deployment.

The automation requires correct project-root credential file paths and REST API access to configure the AppDynamics add-on, so environments without REST connectivity or improper credential setup may limit the deployment validation process.