updated chronograf 1.8 connection config doc

content/chronograf/v1.8/administration/creating-connections.md

@@ -23,20 +23,54 @@ To create an InfluxDB connection in the Chronograf UI:
 
 1. Open Chronograf and click **Configuration** (wrench icon) in the navigation menu.
 2. Click **Add Connection**.
-  ![Chronograf connections landing page](/img/chronograf/1-6-connection-landing-page.png)
-3. Enter values for the following fields:
 
-    <img src="/img/chronograf/1-7-influxdb-connection-config.png" style="width:100%; max-width:600px;">
+    ![Chronograf connections landing page](/img/chronograf/1-6-connection-landing-page.png)
 
-    * **Connection URL**: Enter the hostname or IP address of the InfluxDB instance and the port. The field is prefilled with  `http://localhost:8086`.
+3. Provide the necessary connection credentials.
-    * **Connection Name**: Enter the name for this connection.
+
-    * **Username**: Enter the username that will be shared for this connection.
+    {{< tabs-wrapper >}}
-      *Required only if [authorization is enabled](/{{< latest "influxdb" "v1" >}}/administration/authentication_and_authorization/) on the InfluxDB instance to which you're connecting.*
+    {{% tabs %}}
-    * **Password**: Enter the password.
+[InfluxDB 1.x](#)
-      *Required only if [authorization is enabled](/{{< latest "influxdb" "v1" >}}/administration/authentication_and_authorization/) on the InfluxDB instance to which you're connecting.*
+[InfluxDB Cloud or OSS 2.x ](#)
-    * **Telegraf Database Name**: This field specifies the database that Chronograf will use for populating different parts of the application, including the Host List page. If none is provided, we will use `autogen`. You will still be able to query any database you have access to in the InfluxDB instance when building dashboards or exploring data.
+    {{% /tabs %}}
-    * **Default Retention Policy**: Enter the name of the default [retention policy](/{{< latest "influxdb" "v1" >}}/concepts/glossary/#retention-policy-rp). If none is provided, it assumes `autogen`. If you've changed the default retention policy in your InfluxDB instance, you may want to change it here as well.
+    {{% tab-content %}}
-    * **Make this the default connection**: When this option is selected, this InfluxDB connection will be used when Chronograf is launched.
+<img src="/img/chronograf/1-8-influxdb-v1-connection-config.png" style="width:100%; max-width:798px;"/>
+
+- **Connection URL**: hostname or IP address and port of the InfluxDB 1.x instance
+- **Connection Name**: Unique name for this connection.
+- **Username**: InfluxDB 1.x username
+  _(Required only if [authorization is enabled](/{{< latest "influxdb" "v1" >}}/administration/authentication_and_authorization/) in InfluxDB)_
+- **Password**: InfluxDB password
+  _(Required only if [authorization is enabled](/{{< latest "influxdb" "v1" >}}/administration/authentication_and_authorization/) in InfluxDB)_
+- **Telegraf Database Name**: the database Chronograf uses to populate parts of the application, including the Host List page (default is `autogen`)
+- **Default Retention Policy**: default [retention policy](/{{< latest "influxdb" "v1" >}}/concepts/glossary/#retention-policy-rp) (default is `autogen`)
+- **Default connection**: use this connection as the default connection
+    {{% /tab-content %}}
+    {{% tab-content %}}
+<img src="/img/chronograf/1-8-influxdb-v2-connection-config.png" style="width:100%; max-width:798px;"/>
+
+- **Enable the {{< req "InfluxDB v2 Auth" >}} option**
+- **Connection URL**: InfluxDB Cloud or OSS 2.x URL
+
+    ```
+    http://localhost:8086
+    ```
+
+- **Connection Name**: Unique name for this connection.
+- **Organiziation**: InfluxDB organization
+- **Token**: InfluxDB [authentication token](/influxdb/v2.0/security/tokens/)
+- **Telegraf Database Name**: database Chronograf uses to populate parts of the application, including the Host List page (default is `autogen`)
+- **Default Retention Policy**: default [retention policy](/{{< latest "influxdb" "v1" >}}/concepts/glossary/#retention-policy-rp) (default is `autogen`)
+- **Default connection**: use this connection as the default connection
+
+{{% note %}}
+For more information about connecting Chronograf to an InfluxDB Cloud or OSS 2.x instance, see:
+
+- [Use Chronograf with InfluxDB Cloud](/influxdb/cloud/tools/chronograf/)
+- [Use Chronograf with InfluxDB OSS 2.x](/{{< latest "influxdb" "v2" >}}/tools/chronograf/)
+{{% /note %}}
+    {{% /tab-content %}}
+    {{< /tabs-wrapper >}}
 
 4. Click **Add Connection**
    * If the connection is valid, the Dashboards window appears, allowing you to import dashboard templates you can use to display and analyze your data. For details, see [Creating dashboards](/chronograf/v1.8/guides/create-a-dashboard).

content/influxdb/v2.0/tools/chronograf.md

@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ For more information, see [InfluxQL support](/influxdb/v2.0/query-data/influxql/
     - **Connection Name:** Name to uniquely identify this connection configuration
     - **Organization:** InfluxDB organization name
     - **Token:** InfluxDB [authentication token](/influxdb/v2.0/security/tokens/)
-    - **Telegraf Database Name:** Default database name
+    - **Telegraf Database Name:** database Chronograf uses to populate parts of
-    - **Default Retention Policy:** Default retention policy
+      the application, including the Host List page (default is `autogen`)
+    - **Default Retention Policy:** default [retention policy](/{{< latest "influxdb" "v1" >}}/concepts/glossary/#retention-policy-rp)
+      (default is `autogen`)
 
     {{% note %}}
 #### DBRPs map to InfluxDB buckets