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Tutorial: Update DataDog integration for CloudConnexa Log Streaming

Abstract

DataDog configuration can be done using an AWS Lambda function that reads from the AWS S3 Bucket and writes log messages to HTTP(S) DataDog endpoints. This tutorial shows how to keep the AWS Lambda function updated.

DataDog configuration can be done using the Serverless setup in which an AWS Lambda function reads from the AWS S3 Bucket and writes log messages to HTTP(S) DataDog endpoints. This tutorial shows how to keep the AWS Lambda function updated.

Prerequisites

You already have a Lambda function set up per Tutorial: Configure DataDog for CloudConnexa Log Streaming.

Reinstall with the latest version

Reinstall the Lambda function using the latest version by following the steps below:

  1. Navigate to CloudFormation > Stacks on your AWS Console.

  2. Select the DataDog Forwarder stack you used to create the current Lambda function.

    delete_stack.png

  3. Click Delete.

  4. Install the latest DataDog forwarder as per Tutorial: Configure DataDog for CloudConnexa Log Streaming.

Rollback to the old version

To rollback to the previous version, you need to reinstall the Lambda function using the previous version by following the steps below:

  1. Navigate to CloudFormation > Stacks on your AWS Console.

  2. Select the DataDog Forwarder stack you used to create the current Lambda function.

    delete_stack.png

  3. Click Delete.

  4. Install the latest DataDog forwarder as per Tutorial: Configure DataDog for CloudConnexa Log Streaming but by using the link corresponding to the older version from the table below:

    Table 2. CloudFormation links and versions

    Version

    CloudFormation Link

    1.1.1 (latest)

    https://cloud.openvpn.com/log-streaming/cloudformation/datadog?version=1.1.1

    1.1.0

    https://cloud.openvpn.com/log-streaming/cloudformation/datadog?version=1.1.0

    1.0.0

    https://cloud.openvpn.com/log-streaming/cloudformation/datadog?version=1.0.0



Test

  3. Events from the *.jsonl.gz files are parsed by the Lambda function and sent to DataDog. You can find it in the Logs section.

    Figure 11. Screenshot of a parsed event in DataDog
    Screenshot of a parsed event in DataDog


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