Splunk® App for AWS (Legacy)

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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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The Splunk App for AWS Release Notes

New and changed features

The Splunk App for AWS version 5.1.3 does not contain any new or changed features.

Fixed issues

Date resolved Issue number Description
2019-01-29 AWSAPP-2044 A namespace issue may create a conflict with Splunk Cloud.

For fixed issues relevant to accounts, input configuration, and knowledge management, see the Fixed issues for the Splunk Add-on for Amazon Web Services.

Known issues

Date filed Issue number Description
2019-10-03 AWSAPP-2206 A help link takes you to the wrong version of the app.
2019-08-25 AWSAPP-2160 Some accounts in the Splunk Add-on for Amazon Web Services don't populate in the app.
2019-07-11 AWSAPP-2153 A warning message is visible on dashboards even after you disable it from the Configure dashboard.
2019-05-23 AWSAPP-2127 A terminated resource displays in the Topology view.
2019-02-20 AWSAPP-2056 The Capacity Planner does not display data if the app is installed on Splunk Enterprise version 7.2.x.

For known issues relevant to accounts, input configuration, and knowledge management, see also Known issues for the Splunk Add-on for Amazon Web Services.

See also

To get started with the app, see the Installation and Configuration Manual.

For upgrade requirements, see Upgrade the Splunk App for AWS.

Last modified on 18 October, 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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