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Datadog getting started guide

Scott Dewbre

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Step 1: Create a service account and API credentials

Having read-only access to the interface of your technology allows Expel to dig deeper during incident investigations. Our device health team uses this access to investigate potential health issues with your tech.

You must have the System Administrator role on Datadog to add a service account.

Caution

Think carefully about the data you enter. After you create a service account, you can't make changes. You have to delete it and start over.

  1. Log in to the Datadog console.

  2. Navigate to Organization Settings > API Keys.

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  3. Select + New Key.

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  4. Name the key, then click Create Key.

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  5. Copy and paste or write down the API key for later use.

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  6. Navigate to Organization Settings > Service Accounts.

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  7. Select + New Service Account.

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  8. Type the following details for the service account:

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  9. Click Create Service Account.

  10. Select the created service account. A popup appears.

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  11. On the service account popup, select + New Key.

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  12. Copy-paste or write down the Application key for later use.

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Step 2: Configure the technology in Workbench

Now that we have all the correct access configured and noted the credentials, we can integrate Datadog with Workbench.

  1. In a new browser tab, go to https://workbench.expel.io/settings/security-devices?setupIntegration=datadog.

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  2. Complete these fields using the credentials and information you collected in Step 1:

    • Name: the host name of the device.

    • Location: the geographic location of the appliance.

    • API key: the API key generated in Step 1.

    • Application key: the Application key generated in Step 1.

  3. Click Save.

To check if alerts are coming through, navigate to Alerts on the console page. Click the icon in the upper right to switch to grid view, then check the list for device alerts.

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