Requirements and specifications for the Splunk VMware OVA for ITSI

These are the specifications for the Splunk VMware OVA for ITSI that deploys a Data Collection Node (DCN) to collect VMware vCenter Server data. The Splunk Enterprise version and operating system version in the following table is what the OVA package contains, but other versions are compatible. For more information, see Data Collection Node requirements and limits in the Install and Upgrade Splunk App for Infrastructure guide.

Hardware or software	Specification
VMware vSphere	Versions 6.5, 6.7
VMware vCenter Server	Versions 6.5, 6.7
Virtual hardware	Version 11
VMWare Tools	Version 11.0.5.17716 (build-15389592)
Splunk Enterprise	Version 8.2.4 *Version that ships with the OVA. There are other compatible versions. For more information, see Data Collection Node requirements and limits in the Install and Upgrade Splunk App for Infrastructure guide.
Operating System	CentOS 7,kernel-3.10.0-1160.71.1.el7.x86_64* *Version that ships with the OVA. There are other compatible versions. For more information, see Data Collection Node requirements and limits in the Install and Upgrade Splunk App for Infrastructure guide.
CPU	8 vCPUs with a 2 GHz reservation
RAM	12 GB with a 1 GB reservation
Storage	16 GB