topic Re: DB Connect: Heavy Forwarder Issue in Deployment Architecture

DB Connect: Heavy Forwarder Issue

AliMaher — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:17:14 GMT

Hello,

I have a Heavy Forwarder, and it was configured just to forward not index:

[indexAndForward] index = false

I tried to install the DB Connect App on that HF but we faced the below ERROR:

Any Ideas?

Re: DB Connect: Heavy Forwarder Issue

gcusello — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:54:07 GMT

Hi @AliMaher ,

which kind of license did you have on your HF?

to use DB-Connect, also without local indexing, you cannot use the Forwarder License, but you must configure the HF as a license client, connecting it to the License Master.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

Re: DB Connect: Heavy Forwarder Issue

PickleRick — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

That means exactly what it says - you have some searches defined (most probably because you distribute the same apps to several different kinds of splunk components) which normally should run as scheduled searches but will not because you're using a forwarder license.

Re: DB Connect: Heavy Forwarder Issue

PickleRick — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:11:57 GMT

Why is that? Serious question. I've never tried to do so but it shouldn't need to index anything locally.