Splunk Enterprise version 7.3 is no longer supported as of October 22, 2021. See the Splunk Software Support Policy for details. For information about upgrading to a supported version, see How to upgrade Splunk Enterprise.
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Install DB Connect on your heavy forwarder
Perform the following tasks to install DB Connect on your heavy forwarder.
Prepare the Splunk Add-on package for installation
Before you deploy the Splunk Add-on, modify the add-on package:
- Remove the
eventgen.conffiles. - Remove all files in the
samplesfolder. - Remove the
inputs.conffile. - Remove the
inputs.conf.specfile.
- Download the add-on from Splunkbase.
- Extract the add-on.
- Place the resulting
Splunk_TA_<add-on_name>folder in the$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/appsdirectory on your heavy forwarder. - Restart the heavy forwarder using the command
splunk restart.
Last modified on 14 April, 2020
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Enterprise: 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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