Multi-instance Monitoring Console setup steps
This topic is an overview of the steps required to set up your monitoring console for a distributed Splunk Enterprise deployment. To configure the monitoring console on a standalone instance, see Single-instance Monitoring Console setup steps in this manual.
To set up a monitoring console for a distributed deployment, perform the following steps:
| Step number | Description of step | How to proceed with this step |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decide which instance will host the monitoring console for your deployment. | See Which instance should host the console? |
| 2 | Ensure your deployment meets the prerequisites. | See Monitoring console setup prerequisites. |
| 3 | Set search head cluster and indexer cluster labels. | See Set cluster labels. |
| 4 | Add all instances as search peers. | See Add instances as search peers to the monitoring console. |
| 5 | Set up the monitoring console in distributed mode. | See Configure the monitoring console in distributed mode. |
| 6 (optional) | Use the monitoring console forwarder dashboards. | See Configure forwarder monitoring for the Monitoring Console. |
| 7 (optional) | Enable platform alerts. | See Enable and configure platform alerts. |
| 8 (optional) | Modify or add Health Check items. | See Customize Health Check. |
| 9 (optional) | Customize color mappings for the Overview page. | Navigate to Monitoring Console > Settings > Overview Preferences. |
Get started
To set up your monitoring console for a distributed deployment, first decide where to host it in your deployment. Begin with Which instance should host the console?
| Troubleshoot with integrated Splunk deployment health report | Single-instance Monitoring Console setup steps |
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, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.1.7, 8.1.8, 8.1.9, 8.1.10, 8.1.11, 8.1.12, 8.1.13, 8.1.14, 8.2.0, 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.3, 8.2.4, 8.2.5, 8.2.6, 8.2.7, 8.2.8, 8.2.9, 8.2.10, 8.2.11, 8.2.12, 9.0.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 9.0.4, 9.0.5, 9.0.6, 9.0.7, 9.0.8, 9.0.9, 9.0.10, 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.1.4, 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 9.2.3, 9.2.4, 9.3.0, 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.4.0
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