https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Help-need-for-splunk-rookie-How-to-Implement-forwarders-to/m-p/360034#M21330 <P>hi, your question is too vague. <BR /> - What you mean by Application &amp; Systems Monitoring<BR /> - Which OS? Where are the data/logs located?</P> <P>From a high-level<BR /> - Install Universal Forwarder. <BR /> - Create an app and put inputs.conf to say what to monitor and collect<BR /> - Put outputs.conf and put where you want to send the data too<BR /> - Once you set-this up, you can extend to larger environments using deployment-server, load balancing etc.</P> Wed, 03 May 2017 09:29:39 GMT koshyk 2017-05-03T09:29:39Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Help-need-for-splunk-rookie-How-to-Implement-forwarders-to/m-p/360033#M21329 <P>I really appreciate the help, thanks in advance<BR /> How to Implement forwarders to support Application and Systems Monitoring</P> Wed, 03 May 2017 03:52:13 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Help-need-for-splunk-rookie-How-to-Implement-forwarders-to/m-p/360033#M21329 Rocky31 2017-05-03T03:52:13Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Help-need-for-splunk-rookie-How-to-Implement-forwarders-to/m-p/360034#M21330 <P>hi, your question is too vague. <BR /> - What you mean by Application &amp; Systems Monitoring<BR /> - Which OS? Where are the data/logs located?</P> <P>From a high-level<BR /> - Install Universal Forwarder. <BR /> - Create an app and put inputs.conf to say what to monitor and collect<BR /> - Put outputs.conf and put where you want to send the data too<BR /> - Once you set-this up, you can extend to larger environments using deployment-server, load balancing etc.</P> Wed, 03 May 2017 09:29:39 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Help-need-for-splunk-rookie-How-to-Implement-forwarders-to/m-p/360034#M21330 koshyk 2017-05-03T09:29:39Z