Download and install Splunk

To install Hunk on your system, you download the Linux distribution for the Hunk version of Splunk 6.0 and install it, then add the Hunk license.

You can find the correct version to download here: http://www.splunk.com/download/hunk

Note: The download of Hunk comes with a 60-day license. If you want to license Hunk beyond that, or if you want to install Hunk on top of Splunk, you will need to contact your salesperson for a license.

You must configure this installation to run on a search head that resides on a *nix platform. You can run Hunk on any machine that meets the requirements for a search head. For more information about search heads, see Configure the search head.

Note: Hunk is not supported on Windows.

If you want to learn more about installing or updating Splunk, see "Install on Linux" in the Installation manual.

Install Splunk

Before you get started, take a look at the system requirements and configuration prerequisites.

• System and Software requirements

Tar file install

To install on a Linux system, expand the tarball into an appropriate directory using the tar command:

tar xvzf splunk_package_name.tgz

The default install directory is splunk in the current working directory. To install into /opt/splunk, use the following command:

tar xvzf splunk_package_name.tgz -C /opt

Note: When you install with a tarball:

• Some non-GNU versions of tar might not have the -C argument available. In this case, if you want to install in /opt/splunk, either cd to /opt or place the tarball in /opt before running the tar command. This method will work for any accessible directory on your machine's filesystem.
• Splunk does not create the splunk user automatically. If you want Hunk to run as a specific user, you must create the user manually before installing.
• Ensure that the disk partition has enough space to hold the uncompressed volume of the data you plan to keep indexed.