Data collection planning and requirements for the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes
Before you deploy the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes review these requirements.
Splunk platform version requirements
- For Splunk Enterprise system requirements, go to System requirements for use of Splunk Enterprise on-premises in the Splunk Enterprise Installation Manual.
- If you're managing on-premises forwarders to get data into Splunk Cloud, go to System requirements for use of Splunk Enterprise on-premises, which includes information about forwarders.
| Current add-on version | Supported versions of Splunk Enterprise |
|---|---|
| 4.2.1 |
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VMware indexes
These are VMware indexes packaged in Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes.
| Index | Description |
|---|---|
| vmware-perf-metrics | Stores metrics data from a vCenter server. |
| vmware-inv | Stores inventory data from a vCenter server. |
| vmware-taskevent | Stores task and event data from a vCenter server. |
| vmware-vclog | Stores vCenter Server log data. |
| vmware-esxilog | Stores ESXi host log data. |
Add-on Version compatibility
| Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes version | Compatible Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics version | Compatible Splunk Add-on for VMware ESXi Logs version | Compatible Splunk Add-on for vCenter Logs version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 |
| 4.2.1 | 4.2.4 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 |
Last modified on 19 January, 2024
| Release history for the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes | Installation and configuration overview for the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics Indexes |
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Supported Add-ons: released
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