https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-configure-path-to-log-files-present-in-remote-servers/m-p/140724#M97893 <P>You should probably install a Splunk Universal Forwarder (i.e. an agent) on the remote host, and configure it to send its data to the Splunk indexer.</P> <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Forwarding/Aboutforwardingandreceivingdata">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Forwarding/Aboutforwardingandreceivingdata</A></P> <P>Then you need to configure the Forwarder to monitor the files you want to index in Splunk.</P> <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/WhatSplunkcanmonitor">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/WhatSplunkcanmonitor</A></P> <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/FilesDirsremote">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/FilesDirsremote</A></P> <P>The Splunk Universal Forwarder can be downloaded from the Download section at splunk.com. It does not cost anything.</P> <P><A href="http://www.splunk.com/download/universalforwarder">http://www.splunk.com/download/universalforwarder</A></P> <P>Hope this helps,</P> <P>/K</P> Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:47:29 GMT kristian_kolb 2014-07-14T14:47:29Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-configure-path-to-log-files-present-in-remote-servers/m-p/140723#M97892 <P>Hi All,</P> <P>I recently installed splunk to analyze the logs.<BR /> These logs were recorded in remote server.<BR /> I want configure the path to these log files present in log servers.</P> <P>Can anyone help me on this issue.</P> <P>Thanks<BR /> Vittal Kumar</P> Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:08:32 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-configure-path-to-log-files-present-in-remote-servers/m-p/140723#M97892 vittalkumar 2014-07-14T08:08:32Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-configure-path-to-log-files-present-in-remote-servers/m-p/140724#M97893 <P>You should probably install a Splunk Universal Forwarder (i.e. an agent) on the remote host, and configure it to send its data to the Splunk indexer.</P> <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Forwarding/Aboutforwardingandreceivingdata">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Forwarding/Aboutforwardingandreceivingdata</A></P> <P>Then you need to configure the Forwarder to monitor the files you want to index in Splunk.</P> <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/WhatSplunkcanmonitor">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/WhatSplunkcanmonitor</A></P> <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/FilesDirsremote">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/FilesDirsremote</A></P> <P>The Splunk Universal Forwarder can be downloaded from the Download section at splunk.com. It does not cost anything.</P> <P><A href="http://www.splunk.com/download/universalforwarder">http://www.splunk.com/download/universalforwarder</A></P> <P>Hope this helps,</P> <P>/K</P> Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:47:29 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-configure-path-to-log-files-present-in-remote-servers/m-p/140724#M97893 kristian_kolb 2014-07-14T14:47:29Z