Look at the videos

If you are familiar with Splunk, but are not as familiar with VMware, we recommend that you watch the Splunk for VMware video before installing Splunk for VMware.

Install Splunk for VMware

Watch this three part video to see how to install Splunk for VMware.

Part 1: The video covers prerequisites, App architecture, and a high level overview of the major installation steps.

Name: Install Splunk for VMware - part 1

Duration: 8:56 minutes

Part 2: The video covers deploying and configuring the FA VM, and installing the VMware Perl SDK.

Name: Install Splunk for VMware - part 2

Duration: 10:27 minutes

Part 3: The video covers creating service accounts on ESX/ihosts and configuring data collection.

Name: Install Splunk for VMware - part 3

Duration: 10:59 minutes

Use Splunk for VMware

Watch this three part video to explore other things you can do with the data in the Splunk App for VMware.

Part 1: Name: Using the Splunk App for VMware, Part 1

Part 2: Name: Using the Splunk App for VMware - Part 2

Part 3: Name: Using the Splunk App for VMware - Part 3