Integrate ThousandEyes with basic authentication

Integrate ThousandEyes with Event Management by adding a webhook in the ThousandEyes platform.

Before you begin

Verify that the Event Management Connectors (sn_em_connector) plugin is installed on the ServiceNow AI Platform instance.

Discovery for ThousandEyes services is not supported, so you must create a CI manually in the ServiceNow instance for event binding to work.

Verify you have created a user with an Identify Type of Machine and the evt_mgmt_integration role.

Role required: evt_mgmt_admin

About this task

Configure the Event Management environment for the collection of events from ThousandEyes by authenticating ThousandEyes as a data source. In your ThousandEyes platform, set your ServiceNow AI Platform instance as a rest endpoint using a webhook.

Procedure

1. In the ServiceNow instance, complete the following steps to create a CI.

   1. From the navigation bar, navigate to All > Configuration > CI Class Manager.

   2. Click Hierarchy and search for HTTP(S) Endpoint.

   3. Select CI List and create a new CI.

2. In the ThousandEyes platform, create a notification destination.

   1. From the navigation bar, navigate to Alerts > Alert Rules.

   2. Click on any existing alert rule and select the Notification tab.

   3. Select Edit Webhook and enter the following information.

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Field

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Description

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Name

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Enter a name for the webhook.

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URL

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Provide the webhook URL.Note: The default format of the URL to push events from ThousandEyes to the ServiceNow instance is https://<instance-name>.service-now.com/api/sn_em_connector/em/inbound_event?source=thousandeyes.

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Auth Type

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Select Basic.

</td></tr></tbody> </table> 4. Click Add New Webhook.

Result

The default severity for the ThousandEyes alert is Major -2, which can be changed in the Push Connector Configuration section of Push Connectors > ThousandEyes Push Connector. The valid values of severity are 1- Critical, 2- Major, 3- Minor, 4- Warning, and 5- Info.

The default timezone of the ThousandEyes alert is GMT, if you want to send the alert in a different timezone, it can be changed in the Push Connector Configuration section of Push Connectors > ThousandEyes Push Connector. The valid value format is GMT+01:00, GMT+02:00, GMT-05:30, GMT-02:00, etc.