topic Re: Distributed Monitoring console unable to find indexers in Monitoring Splunk

Distributed Monitoring console unable to find indexers

responsys_cm — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 17:43:32 GMT

I followed the instructions for setting up the monitoring console in distributed mode. I have added the cluster master, search heads, and deployment servers as search peers.

The monitoring console can see the cluster master and identify the number of buckets, amount of data, CPU utilization, etc. But none of the index cluster members show up.

It is a multi-site cluster with two sites. Does the monitoring console need to be in site0? Any other ideas on what might be causing this issue?

Thx.

Re: Distributed Monitoring console unable to find indexers

sudosplunk — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:23:47 GMT

I guess, you should add all indexers to the Splunk enterprise instance which hosts your MC.

You can do it via the server which contains the Monitoring Console UI

Main Splunk -> Settings -> Distributed search » Search peers   and add/authenticate your indexers which are missing
 Then in the MC,  Settings -> Distributed -> Apply Changes  (Ensure all the indexers are in the list below and roles are correct)

Refer to this doc for more details on how to activate distributed search.

Re: Distributed Monitoring console unable to find indexers

jawaharas — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 03:47:12 GMT

But, Splunk doc advise us not to add Indexers manually as search peers. (Refer 5th point - "Do not add clustered indexers"

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/DMC/Addinstancesassearchpeers

Re: Distributed Monitoring console unable to find indexers

dkeck — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:28:57 GMT

Hi,

you need to add the Monitoring Console Search head as a cluster search head, the master will than let the MC SH know of all indexer peers automatically present or future once 🙂

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/Indexer/Enablethesearchhead

If the answer helped please accept it 🙂

Re: Distributed Monitoring console unable to find indexers

dkeck — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 06:31:55 GMT

Did this work for you ?

if it helped please accept the question 🙂

Re: Distributed Monitoring console unable to find indexers

SteveBowser — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:56:45 GMT

This helped me out (over 2 years later). We just need to remember to go to the MC ==> General Setup and accept the changes after adding the MC Server as a Cluster Search Peer. Thank you.