Set cluster labels
This topic is a step in the process of setting up the monitoring console for a Splunk Enterprise deployment.
Set labels on your indexer clusters and search head clusters, so that the monitoring console can identify the instances associated with them. The labels allow the monitoring console to populate the indexer clustering and search head clustering dashboards.
During cluster deployment
Set the label during initial deployment of the cluster. If necessary, you can set or change the label later.
To set the indexer cluster label during deployment, see Enable the indexer cluster manager node in the Managing Indexers and Clusters of Indexers manual.
To set the search head cluster label during deployment, see Deploy a search head cluster in the Distributed Search manual.
After cluster deployment
If you are deploying a new cluster, set cluster labels during the deployment process. If your cluster is already deployed, set cluster labels at the beginning of the monitoring console setup according to the following tables.
| Splunk Enterprise version and cluster type | Where? | How? |
|---|---|---|
| 6.3.0+ indexer cluster | On the cluster master | See Configure the manager with the dashboard in the Managing Indexers and Clusters of Indexers manual. Alternatively, run the following CLI command from the cluster master:
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| Pre-6.3.0 indexer cluster | On the monitoring console setup page | Set label for all instances in cluster |
| Splunk Enterprise version and cluster type | Where? | How? |
|---|---|---|
| 6.3.0+ search head cluster members | On any search head cluster member | See Configure the search head cluster in the Distributed Search manual. Alternatively, run the following CLI command from any cluster member:
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| Pre-6.3.0 search head cluster members | On the monitoring console setup page | Set the label for all instances in the cluster |
| Search head cluster deployer | On the monitoring console setup page | Set the label for the deployer instance |
Whichever method you use to edit cluster labels, go to the monitoring console setup page and click Apply Changes to update the monitoring console asset table.
About the monitoring console setup page
The monitoring console setup page in Splunk Web is at Monitoring Console > Settings > General Setup.
After editing cluster labels, click Apply Changes.
Next step
To continue setting up your monitoring console in a distributed deployment, see Add instances as search peers to the Monitoring Console.
| Monitoring Console setup prerequisites | Add Splunk Enterprise instances to the Monitoring Console |
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Enterprise: 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.7, 7.0.8, 7.0.9, 7.0.10, 7.0.11, 7.0.13, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 7.1.7, 7.1.8, 7.1.9, 7.1.10, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.2.9, 7.2.10, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.5, 7.3.6, 7.3.7, 7.3.8, 7.3.9, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.5, 8.0.6, 8.0.7, 8.0.8, 8.0.9, 8.0.10
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