Splunk® App for AWS (Legacy)

Installation and Configuration Manual

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On July 15, 2022, the Splunk App for AWS will reach its end of life (EOL). After this date, Splunk will no longer maintain or develop this product. Splunk App for AWS is used for both IT monitoring and security use cases because it provides dashboards for both ITOps and security teams. The IT monitoring functionality in Splunk App for AWS is migrating to a content pack in Data Integrations called the Content Pack for Amazon Web Services Dashboards and Reports. The security use case functionality in Splunk App for AWS is migrating to the new Splunk App for AWS Security Dashboards. For more about migration options, see this community post.
This documentation does not apply to the most recent version of Splunk® App for AWS (Legacy). For documentation on the most recent version, go to the latest release.
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Upgrade the Splunk App for AWS

After you successfully upgrade from a previous version of the Splunk App for AWS to version 5.1.3, delete the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/splunk_app_aws/bin/utils directory.

When you upgrade from a previous version to the 5.1.0 version of the Splunk App for AWS, be aware of the following changes.

  • This version of the app requires Splunk Add-on for AWS 4.4.0 or later.
  • The Topology and EC2 Insights, and Insights Overview dashboards require the use of the Python for Scientific Computing libraries to be fully functional.
Last modified on 28 May, 2019
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® App for AWS (Legacy): 5.1.3


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