Download and configure the Splunk Add-ons for Active Directory

This topic discusses how to download and configure the Splunk Add-ons for Active Directory and deploy them to your deployment clients so that they forward Active Directory to the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange indexer.

The Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange download package comes with a suite of add-ons that collect Active Directory data (as well as other data types, that this manual will explain later.) When you deploy the add-ons to your deployment clients, the clients collect Active Directory data and forward it to the central Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange indexers.

More information about the Active Directory add-ons

The following table lists the Active Directory add-ons that come with the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange, and what each add-on provides.

Add-on:	Description:
TA-DomainController-NT5	For Active Directory domain controllers running Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 and earlier
TA-DomainController-NT6	For Active Directory domain controllers running Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 and later
TA-DomainController-2012r2	For Active Directory domain controllers running Windows Server 2012 R2 and later. Requires the Splunk Add-on for PowerShell.

Download the Splunk Add-ons for Active Directory

The Splunk Add-ons for Active Directory come with the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange installation package. You can download the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange from Splunk Apps.

Download the app and save it to an accessible place on the deployment server:

1. In a web browser, proceed to the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange download page.

2. Click the download link to begin the download process.

• Make sure you download the latest version of the app.
• You might need to sign in with your Splunk account before the download starts.

3. When prompted, choose an accessible location on your deployment server to save the download. Do not attempt to run the download.

4. Use an archive utility such as WinZip to unarchive the file to an accessible location.

Configure the Splunk Add-ons for Active Directory

The Splunk Add-ons for Active Directory do not require any configuration edits by default. When you deploy them onto the Active Directory domain controllers, they immediately begin collecting data as long as you have configured audit policy.

What's next?

You have downloaded the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange and located the Splunk Add-ons for Active Directory. The next step involves deploying those add-ons into the deployment clients that you install on your Active Directory domain controllers.