Install the Splunk Add-on for CyberArk EPM

Use the tables to determine where and how to install this add-on in your deployment.

If you need step-by-step instructions on how to install an add-on in your specific deployment environment, see the installation walkthroughs section at the bottom of this page for links to installation instructions specific to a single-instance deployment, distributed deployment, or Splunk Cloud.

Distributed deployments

Use the tables below to determine where and how to install this add-on in a distributed deployment of Splunk Enterprise or any deployment for which you are using forwarders to get your data in. Depending on your environment, your preferences, and the requirements of the add-on, you may need to install the add-on in multiple places.

Where to install this add-on

Unless otherwise noted, all supported add-ons can be safely installed to all tiers of a distributed Splunk platform deployment. See Where to install Splunk add-ons in Splunk Add-ons for more information.

This table provides a reference for installing this specific add-on to a distributed deployment of Splunk Enterprise.

Splunk instance type	Required	Supported	Comments
Search Heads	Yes	Yes	Install this add-on to all search heads where CyberArk knowledge management is required.
Indexers	No	Yes	Not required, because this add-on does not include any index-time operations.
Heavy Forwarders	Yes	Yes
Universal Forwarders	No	No

Distributed deployment feature compatibility

This table describes the compatibility of this add-on with Splunk distributed deployment features.

Distributed deployment feature	Supported	Actions required
Search Head Clusters	Yes	You can install this add-on on a search head cluster for all search-time functionality, but configure inputs only on a forwarder to avoid duplicate data collection.
Indexer Clusters	Yes
Deployment Server	Yes	Supported for deploying configured add-on to multiple nodes.

Installation walkthroughs

The Splunk Add-Ons manual includes an Installing add-ons guide that helps you successfully install any Splunk-supported add-on to your Splunk platform.

For a walkthrough of the installation procedure, follow the link that matches your deployment scenario:

• Single-instance Splunk Enterprise
• Distributed Splunk Enterprise
• Splunk Cloud