Install and configure the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes
The Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes contains the definition of the indexes that are required for the ingestion of the data collected by Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics, Splunk Add-on for VMware ESXi Logs, and Splunk Add-on for vCenter Logs. Install and configure the add-on on the indexer tier to create the VMware-specific indexes in your environment.
Follow the instructions for your environment type.
Install and configure in an on-premises environment
Deploy to an indexer cluster deployment
- Enable maintenance mode on the cluster master node.
- Download the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes from Splunkbase.
- Place the SA-VMWIndex-inframon package from the extracted directory you downloaded from Splunkbase in $SPLUNK_HOME\etc\master-apps.
- Push the configuration bundle from the cluster master node.
- Disable maintenance mode on the cluster master node.
Deploy to non-clustered indexes deployment
- Stop your Splunk indexer instance.
- Download the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes from Splunkbase.
- Place the SA-VMWIndex-inframon package from the extracted directory you downloaded from Splunkbase in $SPLUNK_HOME\etc\master-apps.
- Start your Splunk indexer instance.
Install and configure in a cloud environment
- Log in to your search head.
- On the Splunk Web home page, click Find More Apps.
- Search for "Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes" and click Install.
- Enter your Splunk.com login credentials, read and accept the terms and conditions, and click Login and Download.
- Go to Apps > Manage Apps to review the installed app on the Apps page.
Installation and configuration overview for the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes | Credits |
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Supported Add-ons: released
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