
Types of Splunk Cloud deployment
Splunk Cloud is offered in two ways:
- Self-service: You purchase Splunk Cloud directly from the Splunk website.
- Managed: You work with Splunk Sales to obtain your Splunk Cloud deployment.
To determine whether your deployment is self-service or managed, look at the format of the URL you use to connect to Splunk Cloud:
- Self-service:
https://prd-*.cloud.splunk.com
- Managed:
https://*.splunkcloud.com
The following table lists details about the differences between managed and self-service deployments.
Feature | Self-service | Managed |
---|---|---|
Access your Splunk Cloud deployment | Log into your Splunk account on the Splunk corporate web site (www.splunk.com) and go to the Access Instances page | Using the URL you specified when you purchased Splunk Cloud from Splunk Sales. This URL is included in the Welcome email you received when your deployment was enabled for you. |
Create inputs (including file uploads, HTML event ingestion, and app-related inputs) | Configure forwarders on-premises or use Splunk Web | Configure forwarders on-premises or contact Splunk Support |
Data ingestion (daily maximum) | 20GB | Per your contract |
Active Directory/Single sign-on integration | Not supported | Supported |
AWS regions | US East | Multiple including GovCloud |
Whitelist and blacklist IP addresses | No | Yes |
Premium apps available | Yes, but you might need to add capacity to your Splunk Cloud deployment, which entails additional costs. ("Premium" apps and add-ons are purchased from Splunk Sales, as opposed to free apps, which you can install without contacting Splunk Sales or Support.) | Yes |
Concurrent search limit | 20 max | Depends on the topology you purchase |
REST API URL | Use the following URL for self-service deployments: http://api-<deployment-name>.cloud.splunk.com:8089 To get the required non-SAML user credentials, submit a support case. |
Use the following URL for managed deployments. If necessary, submit a support case to open port 8089 on your deployment https://<deployment-name>.splunkcloud.com:8089 |
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk Cloud™: 6.6.3, 7.0.0, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.5, 7.0.8, 7.0.11, 7.1.3, 7.1.6, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.2.9, 8.0.0
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