Hardware and software requirements for the Splunk Add-on for Windows

Here are the hardware and software requirements for the Splunk Add-on for Windows:

Splunk admin requirements

To install and configure the Splunk Add-on for Windows, you must be a member of the admin or sc_admin role.

Hardware and operating system requirements

The Splunk Add-on for Windows installs onto any type of Splunk Enterprise instance. On universal forwarders, you must configure the add-on with configuration files.

The add-on installs on Splunk Enterprise instances that run on many current versions of Windows, including:

• Windows 8.1
• Windows 10
• Windows 11
• Windows Server 2012/2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

The add-on does not support:

• Windows 8
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows 7
• Windows 95/98/Me
• Windows NT Workstation/Server 3.1/3.5/4.0
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows 2000 Workstation/Server
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista

For details about supported versions of Windows for Splunk, see System requirements in the Splunk Enterprise Installation Manual.

Splunk platform requirements

Because this add-on runs on the Splunk platform, all of the system requirements apply to the Splunk software that you use to run this add-on.

• For Splunk Enterprise system requirements, see System Requirements in the Splunk Enterprise Installation Manual.
• If you plan to run this add-on entirely in Splunk Cloud, there are no additional Splunk platform requirements.
• If you are managing on-premises forwarders to get data into Splunk Cloud, see System Requirements in the Splunk Enterprise Installation Manual, which includes information about forwarders.

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

Complete the following steps to install and configure this add-on:

1. Upgrade the Splunk Add-on for Windows or Install the Splunk Add-on for Windows.
2. Configure the Splunk Add-on for Windows.
3. (Optional) Deploy the Splunk Add-on for Windows with Forwarder Management.

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

Complete the following steps to install and configure this add-on:

1. Upgrade the Splunk Add-on for Windows or Install the Splunk Add-on for Windows.
2. Configure the Splunk Add-on for Windows.
3. (Optional) Deploy the Splunk Add-on for Windows with Forwarder Management.