https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/How-to-troubleshoot-Deployment-Server-6-1-4-startup-error-quot/m-p/159083#M5937 <P>It sounds like the Deployment Server is being told to check in with itself. From what I understand the DS cannot also be a Deployment Client (under the same instance). I would suggest you check /SplunkPath/etc/system/local/deploymentclient.conf or check if you have a deployment client app. </P> <P>Remove the offending deploymentclient.conf/app and then in your serverclass.conf put your DS on the blacklist. </P> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 21:21:38 GMT dantxto 2014-12-15T21:21:38Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/How-to-troubleshoot-Deployment-Server-6-1-4-startup-error-quot/m-p/159082#M5936 <P>Architecture: deployment server, universal forwarders, indexers, search heads.<BR /> After a tech refresh of one forwarder the deployment box was restarted (reload deployment-server) and the following error is showing up:<BR /> ERROR DC:DeploymentClient - DC shares a Splunk instance with its DS; unsupported configuration. </P> <P>Config data is not making it to the new forwarder.<BR /> Also, on the DS review of the splunk/etc/apps directory shows most of the same directories (apps) that appear in the /etc/deployment-apps directory.<BR /> Is this a problem? If so what exactly should be the only directories in the 'apps' directory of a dedicated DS?<BR /> If not - what is the best way to trace down the above DC error?<BR /> Thanks</P> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 21:15:56 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/How-to-troubleshoot-Deployment-Server-6-1-4-startup-error-quot/m-p/159082#M5936 paulahoffman 2014-12-15T21:15:56Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/How-to-troubleshoot-Deployment-Server-6-1-4-startup-error-quot/m-p/159083#M5937 <P>It sounds like the Deployment Server is being told to check in with itself. From what I understand the DS cannot also be a Deployment Client (under the same instance). I would suggest you check /SplunkPath/etc/system/local/deploymentclient.conf or check if you have a deployment client app. </P> <P>Remove the offending deploymentclient.conf/app and then in your serverclass.conf put your DS on the blacklist. </P> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 21:21:38 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/How-to-troubleshoot-Deployment-Server-6-1-4-startup-error-quot/m-p/159083#M5937 dantxto 2014-12-15T21:21:38Z