topic Re: where is license master installed? in Installation https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/where-is-license-master-installed/m-p/479228#M6109 <P>Hi @palisetty,<BR /> License Master is a role of one of the Splunk Servers in a distributed architecture ( see at <A href="https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.1/Admin/Configurealicensemaster">https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.1/Admin/Configurealicensemaster</A> ).<BR /> Usually is configured during Indexers Installation on a server used also for other roles (the Master Node, or one of the Indexers), because license adding is usually done in the first phases of the installation.<BR /> There's no relation with the input phase that usually is on Forwarders (Universal or Heavy).</P> <P>Ciao.<BR /> Giuseppe</P> Sun, 05 Jan 2020 11:18:44 GMT gcusello 2020-01-05T11:18:44Z where is license master installed? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/where-is-license-master-installed/m-p/479227#M6108 <P>License Master is installed during the input phase or on the indexer? Kindly clear the confusion, I was thinking it happens at the input phase itself.</P> Sat, 06 Jun 2020 00:29:33 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/where-is-license-master-installed/m-p/479227#M6108 palisetty 2020-06-06T00:29:33Z Re: where is license master installed? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/where-is-license-master-installed/m-p/479228#M6109 <P>Hi @palisetty,<BR /> License Master is a role of one of the Splunk Servers in a distributed architecture ( see at <A href="https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.1/Admin/Configurealicensemaster">https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.1/Admin/Configurealicensemaster</A> ).<BR /> Usually is configured during Indexers Installation on a server used also for other roles (the Master Node, or one of the Indexers), because license adding is usually done in the first phases of the installation.<BR /> There's no relation with the input phase that usually is on Forwarders (Universal or Heavy).</P> <P>Ciao.<BR /> Giuseppe</P> Sun, 05 Jan 2020 11:18:44 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/where-is-license-master-installed/m-p/479228#M6109 gcusello 2020-01-05T11:18:44Z