https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-Heavy-Forwarder-and-Java/m-p/574384#M15703 <P>Hi</P><P>Heavy forwarder itself is not needing java, BUT you may have some inputs (e.g. Splunk DB Connect) there where Java is used. You need to go trough all your TAs on this node and check if it's needed or not. You could found those from /opt/splunk/etc/apps/xxx if your splunk is installed on standard place.</P><P>r. Ismo</P> Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:03:05 GMT isoutamo 2021-11-10T11:03:05Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-Heavy-Forwarder-and-Java/m-p/574276#M15702 <P>I have a request that the version of Java on the HFs need to be updated, or have Java removed.</P><P>Is Java needed to the functional operation of the Heavy Forwarders?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>[xxxxxxxxxxxx ~]$ java -version<BR />openjdk version "1.8.0_302"<BR />OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_302-b08)<BR />OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.302-b08, mixed mode)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>[xxxxxxxxxx ~]$ which java<BR />/usr/bin/java</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:34:43 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-Heavy-Forwarder-and-Java/m-p/574276#M15702 nbrazier21 2021-11-09T19:34:43Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-Heavy-Forwarder-and-Java/m-p/574384#M15703 <P>Hi</P><P>Heavy forwarder itself is not needing java, BUT you may have some inputs (e.g. Splunk DB Connect) there where Java is used. You need to go trough all your TAs on this node and check if it's needed or not. You could found those from /opt/splunk/etc/apps/xxx if your splunk is installed on standard place.</P><P>r. Ismo</P> Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:03:05 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-Heavy-Forwarder-and-Java/m-p/574384#M15703 isoutamo 2021-11-10T11:03:05Z