Installation overview

The Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP works with NetApp® Data ONTAP to collect granular performance, log, and event data about the storage layer and bring it into Splunk. You can then use this data and correlate it with other data in your environment.

Use the following table when installing the Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP onto your Splunk platform deployment. It shows what apps are required and where to install them.

The Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP no longer depends on SA-VMNetAppUtils. The SA-VMNetAppUtils module is no longer part of the Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP. If you're using any knowledge objects from SA-VMNetAppUtils independent from the add-on, then do not remove the module from the search head when upgrading the add-on from version 3.0.1.

Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP deployment table

Splunkbase Name	Component	Search Head	Data Collection Node	Indexer	Scheduler
Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP	Splunk_TA_ontap SA-Hydra		X		X
Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP Indexes	SA-ONTAPIndex			X
Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP Extractions	TA-ONTAP-FieldExtractions	X

The SA-Hydra package from Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP version 3.0.1 was required on the search head to access Hydra troubleshooting dashboards, Hydra Framework Status and Hydra Scheduler Status. In version 3.0.2, these dashboards are added to the TA-ONTAP-FieldExtractions package. Therefore, the SA-Hydra package is no longer required on the search head.

Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP deployment table with Splunk App for NetApp Data ONTAP installed

Splunkbase Name	Component	Search Head	Data Collection Node	Indexer	Scheduler
Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP	Splunk_TA_ontap SA-Hydra		X		X
Splunk App for NetApp Data ONTAP	splunk_app_netapp	X
Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP Indexes	SA-ONTAPIndex			X
Splunk Add-on for NetApp Data ONTAP Extractions	TA-ONTAP-FieldExtractions	X