Connecting OpenSearch Dashboards to OpenSearch

When you use the OSK DPK to install OpenSearch Dashboards, the installation script prompts you to specify the OpenSearch server that you want to connect to OpenSearch Dashboards. You can connect to the OpenSearch server that you are in the process of installing, or enter the credentials for a different OpenSearch server.

For OpenSearch Dashboards to be always available, you should ensure that the OpenSearch server it connects to is always up and running.

After installing OpenSearch Dashboards, you should complete the following tasks:

• Set up OpenSearch Dashboards for application data analytics.

• Set up OpenSearch Dashboards for monitoring system and OpenSearch metrics.

Setting Up OpenSearch Dashboards for Application Data Analytics

To set up OpenSearch Dashboards for application data analytics, you should update the OpenSearch Dashboards section of the Search Instance Properties page. You enter the host name and port of the server where OpenSearch Dashboards is installed.

For more information, see Creating Search Instances.

Setting Up OpenSearch Dashboards for Monitoring System and OpenSearch Metrics

You should manually set up the connection between the OpenSearch search instance in PeopleSoft and the OpenSearch Dashboards monitoring server using the Configure Server page. For instructions on using the Configure Server page, see Configuring the Monitoring Server.

When you use an OpenSearch cluster with three nodes, OpenSearch Dashboards is connected to only one node of the cluster. The system monitoring job that keeps track of the cluster statistics is activated in the first node provided in the search instance configuration. If there is a change in the primary node in the search instance, it is necessary to stop the monitoring job and then start the monitoring job by using the system monitoring flag on the Configure Server page.