Splunk® Supported Add-ons

Splunk Add-on for VMware

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Installation and configuration overview for the Splunk Add-on for VMware

The Splunk Add-on for VMware package contains the following components:

  • SA-Hydra - Collects API based data from vCenter. It schedules jobs from the Search Head and runs the worker processes on each data collection node.
  • Splunk_TA_vmware - Contains the python based API data collection engine and collects data from VMWare environment. Also provides search-time tagging of VMware data.

The Splunk Add-on for VMware contains the following functions:

  • Scheduler - Previously held by the Splunk App for VMware, the scheduler performs job distribution and load balancing for your distributed Splunk platform deployment.
  • Python script splunk_for_vmware_setup.py that collects DCN details, such as DCN URI, username, and password information from the Collection Configuration page of the Splunk Add-on for VMware and sends them to SA-Hydra.

Layout for on-premises deployment

The below image outlines the best-practice, full installation of the Splunk Add-on for VMware on a distributed deployment.

Diagram for cloud - Cloud - Event TA (1).png

The below image outlines an alternative, full installation of the Splunk Add-on for VMware on a distributed deployment.

Diagram for cloud - On Prem - Event TA (1).png


On-premises deployment of the Splunk Add-on for VMware

See the table below to see which component goes on which part of your Splunk deployment.

Splunkbase Add-on Component Search head Scheduler (DCS) Indexer Data Collection Node (DCN) Dedicated ESXi log forwarder Dedicated vCenter log forwarder
Splunk Add-on for VMware Splunk_TA_vmware


SA-Hydra

X X
Splunk Add-on for ESXi Logs Splunk_TA_esxilogs X X X
Splunk Add-on for vCenter Logs Splunk_TA_vcenter X X Optional* X
Splunk Add-on for VMware Indexes SA-VMWIndex X
Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions TA-VMW-FieldExtractions X

(*)Depending on your specific configuration, you might also need Splunk_TA_vcenter to collect VCenter data.

Layout for cloud deployment

The below image outlines a full installation of the Splunk Add-on for VMware on a cloud deployment.

Diagram for cloud - Cloud - Event TA (1).png

Cloud deployment of the Splunk Add-on for VMware

See the table below to see which component goes on which part of your Splunk Cloud deployment.

Splunkbase Add-on Component Search head Scheduler (DCS) Indexer Data Collection Node (DCN) Dedicated ESXi log forwarder Dedicated vCenter log forwarder
Splunk Add-on for VMware Splunk_TA_vmware


SA-Hydra

X X
Splunk Add-on for ESXi Logs Splunk_TA_esxilogs X X
Splunk Add-on for vCenter Logs Splunk_TA_vcenter X X
Splunk Add-on for VMware Indexes SA-VMWIndex X
Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions TA-VMW-FieldExtractions X
Last modified on 13 September, 2023
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Supported Add-ons: released


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