https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Unable-to-install-Splunk-Universal-Forwarder-on-Network-drive/m-p/481685#M82556 <P>Hi Team,</P> <P>Currently, I am facing the following issue:</P> <UL> <LI><P>I would like to install Splunk UF package (6.5.3) on a Network drive on Windows System.<BR /> Windows Server IP: 10.23.97.2</P></LI> <LI><P>I was able to copy the UF package on the above Windows Server under Installer</P></LI> <LI><P>Have mapped the Network drive path to I:&gt; drive on Local system</P></LI> </UL> <P>\10.23.97.2\Installer\Splunk_UF_6.5.3.msi<BR /> - When I double clicked the .msi package, I am getting the message as Unable to install the package as it is not a Local drive.</P> <P>I can't login to server using Remote desktop.</P> <P>I am unable to install UF package on this server. Kindly help me on how can I install the UF package.</P> <P>Does splunk supports Network installation? regards, Santosh</P> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:55:52 GMT santosh_scb 2020-09-30T02:55:52Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Unable-to-install-Splunk-Universal-Forwarder-on-Network-drive/m-p/481685#M82556 <P>Hi Team,</P> <P>Currently, I am facing the following issue:</P> <UL> <LI><P>I would like to install Splunk UF package (6.5.3) on a Network drive on Windows System.<BR /> Windows Server IP: 10.23.97.2</P></LI> <LI><P>I was able to copy the UF package on the above Windows Server under Installer</P></LI> <LI><P>Have mapped the Network drive path to I:&gt; drive on Local system</P></LI> </UL> <P>\10.23.97.2\Installer\Splunk_UF_6.5.3.msi<BR /> - When I double clicked the .msi package, I am getting the message as Unable to install the package as it is not a Local drive.</P> <P>I can't login to server using Remote desktop.</P> <P>I am unable to install UF package on this server. Kindly help me on how can I install the UF package.</P> <P>Does splunk supports Network installation? regards, Santosh</P> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:55:52 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Unable-to-install-Splunk-Universal-Forwarder-on-Network-drive/m-p/481685#M82556 santosh_scb 2020-09-30T02:55:52Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Unable-to-install-Splunk-Universal-Forwarder-on-Network-drive/m-p/481686#M82557 <P>Hi santosh_scb,<BR /> Splunk setup must be executed on the target machine, you can use a network driver to copy the file on a server but you cannot execute it on the remote server!<BR /> This is because Splunk installation starts some processes on the target server, it isn't only a copy of files.</P> <P>You have only two ways:</P> <UL> <LI>ask to the server administrator to install Splunk UF,</LI> <LI>find a different way to take logs (e.g. WMI), but I don't like it!</LI> </UL> <P>Ciao.<BR /> Giuseppe</P> Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:07:39 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Unable-to-install-Splunk-Universal-Forwarder-on-Network-drive/m-p/481686#M82557 gcusello 2019-11-11T13:07:39Z