https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Confused-about-Splunk-App-for-Windows/m-p/103906#M21860 <P>I've been using Splunk for several years now. I have forwarders installed on Linux, AIX, and Solaris. Never had an issue.</P> <P>I recently installed a universal forwarder on my first-ever Windows server. And it forwards its WinEvent/Perfmon data to my Linux-based Indexer without any issue. I haven't installed any additional TAs on the forwarder (yet). It just ran with whatever the Forwarder came with. </P> <P>Where I'm confused is how I get the App with the UI/Dashboards running on my Linux-based Splunk instance. Reading the documentation, I get the impression it only works on a Windows-based Indexer. I've looked around on these forums and people running their indexer on Linux seem to have similar confusions and mixed results. </P> <P>I refer to this doc: <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/WindowsApp/latest/User/HowtodeploytheSplunkAppforWindows">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/WindowsApp/latest/User/HowtodeploytheSplunkAppforWindows</A></P> <P>Which says that I only need to install the TA on the Linux indexer. But will that provide me with the UI/Dashboards? From the description, it doesn't sound like it. </P> <P>There are many posts on here regarding the Windows App, but I can't find a clear answer to this. Will the Splunk App for Windows run on a Linux indexer or not? If not, am I out of luck with getting the Dashboard?</P> <P>Thank you very much in advance. </P> Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:37:30 GMT Branden 2013-07-23T14:37:30Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Confused-about-Splunk-App-for-Windows/m-p/103906#M21860 <P>I've been using Splunk for several years now. I have forwarders installed on Linux, AIX, and Solaris. Never had an issue.</P> <P>I recently installed a universal forwarder on my first-ever Windows server. And it forwards its WinEvent/Perfmon data to my Linux-based Indexer without any issue. I haven't installed any additional TAs on the forwarder (yet). It just ran with whatever the Forwarder came with. </P> <P>Where I'm confused is how I get the App with the UI/Dashboards running on my Linux-based Splunk instance. Reading the documentation, I get the impression it only works on a Windows-based Indexer. I've looked around on these forums and people running their indexer on Linux seem to have similar confusions and mixed results. </P> <P>I refer to this doc: <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/WindowsApp/latest/User/HowtodeploytheSplunkAppforWindows">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/WindowsApp/latest/User/HowtodeploytheSplunkAppforWindows</A></P> <P>Which says that I only need to install the TA on the Linux indexer. But will that provide me with the UI/Dashboards? From the description, it doesn't sound like it. </P> <P>There are many posts on here regarding the Windows App, but I can't find a clear answer to this. Will the Splunk App for Windows run on a Linux indexer or not? If not, am I out of luck with getting the Dashboard?</P> <P>Thank you very much in advance. </P> Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:37:30 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Confused-about-Splunk-App-for-Windows/m-p/103906#M21860 Branden 2013-07-23T14:37:30Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Confused-about-Splunk-App-for-Windows/m-p/103907#M21861 <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/WindowsApp/5.0/User/Platformandhardwarerequirements">App Requirements</A></P> <P>"You can also install the Splunk App for Windows on a non-Windows Splunk instance to display Windows data coming from external sources, such as universal forwarders that run the Splunk Technology Add-on (TA) for Windows."</P> Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:47:20 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Confused-about-Splunk-App-for-Windows/m-p/103907#M21861 Linegod 2013-07-23T14:47:20Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Confused-about-Splunk-App-for-Windows/m-p/103908#M21862 <P>Somehow I missed that. Thank you! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:51:12 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Confused-about-Splunk-App-for-Windows/m-p/103908#M21862 Branden 2013-07-23T14:51:12Z