Hardware and software requirements for the Splunk Metrics Workspace

To install and use the Splunk Metrics Workspace, you must meet the following hardware and software requirements.

Splunk role requirements

To install and configure the Splunk Metrics Workspace, you must be a member of the admin role.

Splunk capability requirements

To use some functionalities of the Splunk Metrics Workspace, you must have certain capabilities assigned at the user level.

Functionality	Capability
Metrics	list_metrics_catalog
Alerts	schedule_search

See About configuring role-based user access in Securing Splunk Enterprise for information on Splunk roles and capabilities.

Splunk platform requirements

The Splunk Metrics Workspace runs on the following Splunk platforms:

• Splunk Enterprise version 7.1.0 and later
• Splunk Cloud version 7.1.3 and later

For Splunk Enterprise system requirements, see System Requirements in the Splunk Enterprise Installation Manual.

For information about installation locations and environments for the Splunk Metrics Workspace, see Download and install the Splunk Metrics Workspace.