Getting started

Instance endpoints

The ISaaS instance is by default completely locked down. An allowlist of IPv4 and/or IPv6 addresses must be configured for the instance. IP addresses on the allowlist are granted access to TCP ports 443 (Dashboards and Cerebro) and 9200 (REST API).

If you should wish to define additional custom hostnames, e.g. within the company's DNS domain, the instance can be configured to accept an SSL certificate.

Identifying the instance

Every instance has a unique identifier (UUID) that looks like abcd1234-19fe-4979-94b6-6d58304726c2. The first part (the eight first characters), in this case abcd1234, is used in the instance's hostname and endpoints.

Dashboards

Out of the box, and most likely after adding the appropriate originating source to the allowlist, your instance will be accessible at a URL looking something like this:

https://node-abcd1234-1.elastic-aas.h.bitbit.net/ (single node)

or

https://failover-abcd1234.elastic-aas.h.bitbit.net/ (triple node)

Cerebro

The Cerebro management tool is available by adding cerebro/ to the base URL, i.e.

https://node-abcd1234-1.elastic-aas.h.bitbit.net/cerebro/ (single node)

or

https://failover-abcd1234.elastic-aas.h.bitbit.net/cerebro/ (triple node)

REST API

The REST API is where the applications store and search for content. The REST API is TLS encrypted and password protected.

See OpenSearch's general documentation for the REST API.

Logging in to the web UI (Dashboards)

A superuser account has been provided for administrative access. This account should only be used for creating more specific roles, and never for day-to-day tasks like log shipping etc.

After having logged into Dashboards as superuser, it's time to create roles and users.