Is it for me

You are a sophisticated Splunk user who has a good understanding of Splunk and who has experience working with Splunk configuration files. You have Splunk installed in your environment. You have used it and are familiar with how Splunk works. You are familiar with indexers, forwarders, search heads, and how to set them up to collect data.

We assume that you want to get Splunk for VMware up and running quickly in your environment without having to read background information, concepts, and examples. You know your environment and your data collection needs well enough to jump right in.

If you have this experience with Splunk, then this Quick Start is for you.

The Preparation checklist identifies the resources you must have and the information you must know before installing the Solution.

The Installation checklist steps you through the packages you must install and where to install them in your environment.