Data collection planning and requirements for Splunk Add-on for VMware Indexes
Review these requirements before you deploy Splunk Add-on for VMware Indexes.
Splunk platform version requirements
- For Splunk Enterprise system requirements: see System Requirements in the Splunk Enterprise Installation Manual.
- If you are managing on-premises forwarders to get data into Splunk Cloud, see System Requirements in the Splunk Enterprise Installation Manual, which includes information about forwarders.
Current add-on version | Supported versions of Splunk Enterprise |
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4.0.3 | 8.2.x, 9.0.x, 9.1.x |
VMware indexes
These VMware indexes are created and packaged in Splunk Add-on for VMware Indexes.
Index | Description |
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vmware-perf | Stores performance data collected from a vCenter Server in the events form. |
vmware-inv | Stores inventory data from a vCenter Server. |
vmware-taskevent | Stores task and event data from a vCenter Server. |
vmware-vclog | Stores vCenter Server log data. |
vmware-esxihost | Stores ESXi host log data. |
Add-on version compatibility
Splunk Add-on for VMware Indexes version | Compatible Splunk Add-on for VMware version | Compatible Splunk Add-on for VMware ESXi Logs version | Compatible Splunk Add-on for vCenter Logs version | Compatible Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions version |
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4.0.3 | 4.0.3 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 | 4.0.3 |
4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 | 4.0.3 |
4.0.3 | 4.0.5 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 | 4.0.3 |
4.0.3 | 4.0.6 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 | 4.0.3 |
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Supported Add-ons: released
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