Installing and Configuring Splunk

Now that we've made our hardware decisions and have a handful of shiny new servers just waiting for something to do, let's install Splunk Enterprise on them!

The topics we'll cover in this chapter include the following:

  • How to install Splunk Enterprise on Linux and Windows platforms
  • Becoming familiar with Splunk's directory structure
  • Understanding Splunk's configuration file precedence and how it affects option settings
  • How to configure each Splunk component to perform its specific function
  • Using a checklist to ensure that a Splunk environment is properly configured
  • Implementing Splunk in multiple environments—zones and cross-environment search
  • How to document a Splunk solution

There's a lot to do, so ...

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