cisco-meraki-ta-setup

Automate Cisco Meraki TA setup in Splunk by running a workflow that creates the Meraki index, configures organization accounts, provisions all 42 data inputs, and validates dashboard visibility. This eliminates manual installation steps and validates data flows automatically.

Yes, you can configure Meraki organization accounts via the Splunk REST API. The automation handles secure credential management and region-based base URLs to ensure correct API connectivity for your Meraki Dashboard API key.

Yes, the Meraki TA automation works with both Splunk Cloud and on-prem deployments. It applies region handling and credential management across environments to provision inputs and validate data flows consistently.

To automate Meraki TA deployment, you need a project-root credentials file or a ~/.splunk/credentials file, plus a Meraki Dashboard API key provided via a secret file. These credentials enable secure account creation and input provisioning.

You can selectively enable Meraki inputs instead of creating all 42 at once by choosing specific input groups during the template intake process. The automation uses safe prompts to guide configuration and validate your selected inputs.

Validate Splunk dashboards and data flow after Meraki TA installation by running the included validate.sh workflow. This post-install check verifies the app configuration, confirms input provisioning, and ensures dashboards surface data immediately.