Install the Collector for Windows using deployment tools đź”—
The Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector for Windows is a package that provides integrated collection and forwarding for all data types. Read on to see how to install it using several deployment tools.
Note
The Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector comes with a default configuration, as detailed in Collector for Windows default configuration. To modify this configuration, refer to Advanced configuration for Windows.
To learn how to obtain logs, see Collect logs for the Collector for Windows.
Alternatively, you can also install the Collector for Windows:
Using the installer script. See Install the Collector for Windows with the installer script.
Using MSI. See Install the Collector for Windows using the MSI installer.
Manually. See Install the Collector for Windows manually.
The Collector supports the following Windows versions, depending on the installation method:
Install method |
Supported versions (64-bit) |
|---|---|
Installer script |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 |
Windows installer (MSI) |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 |
Ansible |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 |
Chef |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2019, 2022 |
Nomad |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019 |
Puppet |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019 |
Docker |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2019, 2022 |
Note
PowerShell 3.0 or higher is required.
The following deployment tools to install the Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector are available:
Use Splunk’s Ansible role to install the package configured to collect data (metrics, traces, and logs) from Windows machines and send it to Splunk Observability Cloud. See Deploy the Collector with Ansible for Windows for the instructions to download and customize the role.
Use Splunk’s cookbook to install the Collector with Chef. See Deploy the Collector for Windows with Chef for the installation instructions.
Use Splunk’s Puppet module to install and configure the package. A module is a collection of resources, classes, files, definition, and templates. To learn how to download and customize the module, see Deploy the Collector with Puppet for Windows.
After you have installed the package, see:
View logs and errors in the Windows Event Viewer. Search for “view logs and errors” on the Microsoft documentation site for more information.