Splunk® SOAR (On-premises)

Install and Upgrade Splunk SOAR (On-premises)

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Create a cluster from an OVA installation

Converting a virtual machine to a server or cluster node is a one-way operation. It cannot be reverted.

Build a cluster with a single Shared Services server

The most basic version of a cluster is a single Shared Services server connected to multiple instances of .

This configuration is not recommended for production use. This mode is primarily intended for Proof of Value or demonstrations. A single Shared Services server becomes a single point of failure. Any problems on the Shared Services server impact your entire cluster.

Use the following checklist for a Single Shared Services server.

Number Task Description
1 Create the Shared Services server.
  1. Install a privileged instance of using RPM. See Install to an existing server with RPM.
  2. Run the make_server_node.pyc script to build your Shared Services server. See Run make_server_node.pyc.
2 Install cluster nodes.
  1. Install as a virtual machine image, once for each node you need in your cluster. See Install as a virtual appliance.
  2. Make the first cluster node. See Run make_cluster_node.pyc.
  3. Make additional cluster nodes.

Build a cluster with external service services

Build a more robust cluster, putting each of the services on its own server or group of servers to serve multiple cluster nodes of .

Use the following checklist for a virtual machine images cluster with external services:

Number Task Description
1 Create the HAProxy node.
  1. Install a privileged instance of using RPM. See Install to an existing server with RPM.
  2. Run make_server_node install proxy. See Run make_server_node.pyc.
2 Create the PostgreSQL node.
  1. Install a privileged instance of using RPM. See Install to an existing server with RPM.
  2. Run make_server_node install db. See Run make_server_node.pyc.
3 Create the file shares node
  1. Install a privileged instance of using RPM. See Install to an existing server with RPM.
  2. Run make_server_node install fs. See Run make_server_node.pyc.
4 Create the Splunk Enterprise node
  1. Install a privileged instance of using RPM. See Install to an existing server with RPM.
  2. Run make_server_node install splunk. See Run make_server_node.pyc.
5 Install cluster nodes.
  1. Install as a virtual appliance, once for each node you need in your cluster. See Install as a virtual appliance.
  2. Run make_cluster_node.pyc to make the first cluster node. See Run make_cluster_node.pyc.
  3. Make additional cluster nodes.
Last modified on 25 March, 2022
About clusters   Create a cluster from an RPM or TAR file installation

This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® SOAR (On-premises): 5.1.0, 5.2.1

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