CSS Link Parameters

Huawei Cloud Cloud Search Service (CSS) is a fully hosted distributed search service powered by open-source Elasticsearch. CSS links can be used to migrate log files and database records to CSS for search and analysis using Elasticsearch.

You are advised to use Logstash to import data to CSS. For details, see Using Logstash to Import Data to Elasticsearch.
Do not change the password or user when the job is running. If you do so, the password will not take effect immediately and the job will fail.

Table 1 lists the parameters for a CSS link.

**Table 1** CSS link parameters
Parameter	Description	Example Value
Name	Link name, which should be defined based on the data source type, so it is easier to remember what the link is for	css_link
Elasticsearch Server List	IP addresses or domain names (including the port numbers) of one or more Elasticsearch servers. The format is ip:port. Use semicolons (;) to separate multiple IP addresses.	192.168.0.1:9200;192.168.0.2:9200
Security Mode Authentication	Whether to enable security mode. If Security Mode has been enabled for the CSS cluster to be connected, set this parameter to Yes. Otherwise, set this to No.	Yes
Username	This parameter is displayed when Security Mode Authentication is set to Yes. It indicates the username used for connecting to CSS.	admin
Password	This parameter is displayed when Security Mode Authentication is set to Yes. It indicates the password used for connecting to CSS.	-
HTTPS Access	This parameter is displayed when Security Mode Authentication is set to Yes. This parameter specifies whether to enable HTTPS access. HTTPS access is more secure than HTTP access.	Yes