- #SPLUNK ENTERPRISE SERVER INSTALL#
- #SPLUNK ENTERPRISE SERVER LICENSE#
- #SPLUNK ENTERPRISE SERVER DOWNLOAD#
#SPLUNK ENTERPRISE SERVER DOWNLOAD#
Next, download the VMware add-on for this site: , which at the time of writing is version 3.4.1 Install the "Splunk Add-on for VMware" on Splunk Enterprise If SSH is disable on the ESXi host, enable it by visiting Configure > Security Profile > scroll down for services, and start the SSH serviceĬonfigure also the firewalls on the ESXi hostsĮnable the TCP data inputs in the Splunk ServerĢ. **//run this command to check that the port of the DCN is accesible: Now we need to do the same thing with the ESXi hosts for these guys visit the Configure tab > Advanced System Settings and configure the setting " " to read tcp://DCN_IP_or_DNS:1514ĭo this modification on all your hosts, and after that SSH to the hosts and run this command: esxi system syslog reload Redirect logs on your ESXi hosts to the DCN, and open firewall Once your VCSA comes back online, visit System Configuration > Nodes > Manage > Firewall and white-list both IPs for your Splunk Enterprise and your Data Collector Nodeģ. Visit also your vCenter > Configure > Advanced Settings and set both the " " and " " to trueĪfter modifying this configuration, you need to restart the VCSA or its vCenter service On my example I'm runing VCSA 6.5, so the SysLog configuration for this version are kept under the VAMI ui If you are running VCSA 6.0 visit System Configuration > Nodes > Related Objects and find the VMware Syslog Service, and configure this service accordingly. Now we need to visit our vCenter (on my example I'm running the appliance, so it is a VCSA) and also the ESXi hosts, and configure all to send their logs to the Data Collector Node Redirect logs on your vCenter to the DCN, and open firewall Passwd root //** use this command to change the default root passwordĢ.
#SPLUNK ENTERPRISE SERVER LICENSE#
#SPLUNK ENTERPRISE SERVER INSTALL#
Install the "Splunk App for VMware" on Splunk Enterpriseĭownload this OVA on your vSphere and start it up: (at the time of writing the version of OVA they have online is 3.4.1)Īfter power up, logon with " root" and " changemenow", then run the DCN (Data Collection Node) network configuration utility.Install the "Splunk Add-on for VMware" on Splunk Enterprise.redirect logs on your ESXi hosts to the DCN, and open firewall.Redirect logs on your vCenter to the DCN, and open firewall.Let's say your have Splunk Enterprise and VMware & NetApp monitoring, and you want to configure Splunk to gather date from VMware and NetApp, what do you do? Let's investigate the procedure on this article Splunk Enterprise and VMware & NetApp monitoring