Sample searches and dashboards

This topic lists searches that you can perform to confirm that Windows data has arrived at the indexer.

If you're using TA-Windows version 6.0.0 or later, you don't need TA_AD and TA_DNS. TA_AD and TA_DNS are merged with TA-Windows version 6.0.0.

Search Active Directory data

To confirm that Active Directory data is present on the indexer, use the Search app:

1. Log into Splunk Enterprise on the indexer, if you have not already.
2. Load the Search app. In the system bar, select Apps > Search & Reporting. Splunk loads the Search app.
3. Try the following searches to confirm that data is present:

This search confirms that the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Active Directory is sending data to the indexer:

index=msad earliest=1h

This search confirms that the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Active Directory has been installed properly on the deployment client named <host_name>:

index=msad host=<host_name> earliest=1h

Can't find the data?

Try the following:

• Use Forwarder Management to confirm that the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Active Directory has been deployed to your deployment clients.
• Refer to the Troubleshooting manual for additional help.