topic VMware performance collection without Splunk for VMware App in All Apps and Add-ons https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/VMware-performance-collection-without-Splunk-for-VMware-App/m-p/498379#M61323 <P>I am interested in collecting performance metrics from my VCSA but cannot pay for the Splunk App for VMware.<BR /> Is there a way tom simply collect using Splunk Add ON/ Splunk OVA etc and send to my indexer as raw data?<BR /> I will create my own dashboards using this raw data.</P> <P>I am not sure which component I install where.<BR /> I have a standalone searchhead/indexer</P> <P>Deployed a Splunk OVA <BR /> Went to splunk_ova_ip:8000 then to splunk add on app<BR /> configured a single DCN<BR /> There is a section on that page to configure a vcenter server.<BR /> I tried configuring one here but not sure what the VC Splunk Forwarder is.<BR /> I tired the URI of this OVA but that doesnt work.</P> <P>What do I need to install on my searchead/indexer?<BR /> How do I instruct the DCN to start collecting data?<BR /> How do I tell it to send to my indexer?</P> <P>Thanks in advance.</P> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:29:21 GMT splunk0 2020-09-30T02:29:21Z VMware performance collection without Splunk for VMware App https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/VMware-performance-collection-without-Splunk-for-VMware-App/m-p/498379#M61323 <P>I am interested in collecting performance metrics from my VCSA but cannot pay for the Splunk App for VMware.<BR /> Is there a way tom simply collect using Splunk Add ON/ Splunk OVA etc and send to my indexer as raw data?<BR /> I will create my own dashboards using this raw data.</P> <P>I am not sure which component I install where.<BR /> I have a standalone searchhead/indexer</P> <P>Deployed a Splunk OVA <BR /> Went to splunk_ova_ip:8000 then to splunk add on app<BR /> configured a single DCN<BR /> There is a section on that page to configure a vcenter server.<BR /> I tried configuring one here but not sure what the VC Splunk Forwarder is.<BR /> I tired the URI of this OVA but that doesnt work.</P> <P>What do I need to install on my searchead/indexer?<BR /> How do I instruct the DCN to start collecting data?<BR /> How do I tell it to send to my indexer?</P> <P>Thanks in advance.</P> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:29:21 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/VMware-performance-collection-without-Splunk-for-VMware-App/m-p/498379#M61323 splunk0 2020-09-30T02:29:21Z