topic Re: What is the host field format for Splunk Mobile App login? in All Apps and Add-ons

What is the host field format for Splunk Mobile App login?

dperry — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:12:00 GMT

OK so I downloaded the Splunk mobile app.....silly question. to log in you must provide your name, password, and host. What format does the host field take? I have tried all sorts of formats:

(indexer1.doman name)
(indexer FQDN)

My cell phone is using VPN so I can open a browser to my splunk instance but for the Mobile app??? Any suggestions?

Re: What is the host field format for Splunk Mobile App login?

dperry — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:24:55 GMT

Im sorry....I just answered my own question with more research......

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/MobileServer/1.0/Install/InstalltheSplunkMobileApp

This site explains it all.

Re: What is the host field format for Splunk Mobile App login?

ppablo — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:34:12 GMT

No worries @dperry 🙂 I'm sure a lot of other people are going to have the same question or not sure where to find the answers. You can help out by accepting your answer to this post by clicking on the check mark next to your answer. That way, people with similar questions will refer to this post for help. Thanks!

Patrick

Re: What is the host field format for Splunk Mobile App login?

rgantly_splunk — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:06:17 GMT

Glad you found the information you needed. I was just about to point you there. Also note that if the mobile server is configured to use a port other than the default (443), then you must enter https://: at login on the mobile app.

We don't have Splunk Mobile App docs as the app is easy to use, but you have a point about making the login information for the app more available. I put it in the mobile server docs as the app is used to test the server configuration.

Re: What is the host field format for Splunk Mobile App login?

mglauser_splunk — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:55:15 GMT

Hello,

The previous answer was relevant for an older Splunk Mobile App release that still used the Mobile Access Server. The Mobile Access server has been deprecated in favor of the Splunk Add-on for Mobile Access.

There have been changes in the host formatting. Depending on whether you're using SSO, non-SSO or a DMZ/proxy, login is slightly different. You can read more under the "Log in using Splunk platform credentials" section of the Splunk Mobile App documentation:

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/MobileApp/2.3.0/Install/Login