Splunk forwarder install1/7/2024 HOWTO Install the Splunk Universal Forwarder on FreeBSD.Patch Rocky Linux 8.6 on an Offline or Air-Gapped System.HOWTO Remove /home logical volume and add that space to the root partition.Patch Alma Linux 8.7 on an Offline or Air-Gapped System.Adjust rules as needed.Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. > /opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk restartĩ) Connectivity issues? See if the Solaris firewall is on and has any rules for Splunk ports 80. Send them your index, hostname, ip and platform so they can associate your new Forwarder with the proper inputs. > cp nf /opt/splunkforwarder/etc/system/local/Ĩ) Restart the Forwarder, verify that its running and contact your Splunk team via email. Note that if a Deployment server is not being used, skip this step. Please enter an administrator username: splunkadm ( /opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk enable boot-startĬ) For both pkgadd and tar, copy the nf file to the path listed below. Otherwise, you cannot log in.Ĭreate credentials for the administrator account.Ĭharacters do not appear on the screen when you type in credentials. Splunk software must create an administrator account during startup. This appears to be your first time running this version of Splunk. > /opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk start –accept-license –answer-yes > pkgadd -d splunkforwarder-7.3.9-39a78bf1bc5b-solaris-10-intel.pkg allĭo you want to continue with the installation of yĪ) For both pkgadd and tar, start and accept the license. Based on your CPU type (SPARC or 圆4) and the installation method you chose (pkgadd or tar), copy the Universal Forwarder to your server using scp, Filezilla, WinSCP or your preferred file transfer method. > pfiles process_id (from the output of the commands above to get process details)Ĩ) Move the package to your host. > PORT=8089 for PID in /proc/* do pfiles $ doneĪ) If the commands above return anything (and they shouldn’t), you need to kill the process. Copy/paste each line below one at a time and press enter. > /opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk versionĦ) Stop the currently installed Universal Forwarder and then remove it.ħ) Make sure the Splunk sockets are no longer in use or locked. If the existing Forwarder was installed with tar: > pkginfo -l splunkforwarder* | grep VERSION If the existing Forwarder was installed with pkgadd: > ifconfig -a | grep inet (or just ifconfig -a if you have multiple NICs plumbed) > cat /opt/splunkforwarder/etc/system/local/nf | grep index You will need this value along with your hostname, IP address and platform later. opt/splunkforwarder/etc/apps/SplunkUniversalForwarder/local/Ĥ) Identify your Splunk index. May not use upper case letters in the path. conf files in the following folders, save a copy now. See the Oracle Support page that lists patches that include libc changes (Oracle Support required): ģ) Backup your files. > pvs /usr/lib/libc.so.1 (to get a list of all libc versions)Ī) Solaris 10 hosts must be updated to libc SUNW_1.22.7 or later. Splunkforwarder-7.3.9-39a78bf1bc5b-SunOS- Ģ) Verify that you have the required libc installed. Splunkforwarder-7.3.9-39a78bf1bc5b-solaris-10- ī) Extracted via tar – software not seen by inventory and vuln scans, only the running splunkd process identifies it in scans (but not the version running). This HOWTO was done using Solaris 10 圆4 so if you have a SPARC host, use the sparc Forwarder filename.Ī) Native pkg formatted binary – easy to manage and upgrade, software included in inventory and vuln scans. There is a Universal Forwarder for SPARC and 圆4 (Intel/AMD) CPUs so simply insert the Forwarder filename you need in the steps listed below. Choose the steps for the way in which you want to install and the platform you have. The steps below cover both types of installation scenarios. The platform/CPU type is at the end of the filename shown below. Also, the last available Forwarder I could find on their site that supports Solaris 10 is v7.3.9.ġ) There are two installation options and platforms supported by Splunk using pkgadd and tar on SPARC and 圆4 CPUs. This covers installing via pkgadd and tar. I recently had to get the Forwarders installed and there are no detailed steps in the Splunk docs. Extended support has been pushed out to January 2024 so there are still plenty of systems in use out there.
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