Configure a license slave

This topic discusses configuring a Splunk Enterprise instance as a license slave. Before you proceed, review these topics:

• Read Allocate license volume for general information about allocating license volume across Splunk Enterprise instances.
• Read Configure a license master in this manual for instructions on setting up a license master.

Configure the instance as a license slave

1. On the instance that you want to configure as a license slave, log into Splunk Web and navigate to Settings > Licensing.

2. Click Change to Slave.

3. Switch the radio button from Designate this Splunk instance as the master license server to Designate a different Splunk instance as the master license server.

4. Specify the license master to which this license slave should report. You must provide either an IP address or a hostname, as well as the Splunk management port, which is 8089 by default.

5. Click Save.

6. Restart Splunk Enterprise.

Use the command line to manage licenses

For examples on using the command line to configure a license slave, see Manage license slaves in the Admin Manual.

Revert a license slave to a standalone license

To switch to a standalone license, where the license is installed locally and is valid only for this instance, navigate to Settings > Licensing and click Switch to local master. If this instance does not already have an Enterprise license installed, you must restart Splunk for this change to take effect.