Splunk OVA for VMware Metrics (5096)

[scheckenbachb]

Hello All,

we plan to use a Splunk OVA for VMware Metrics (5096) in combination with Splunk on Windows. I can't find any information how this OVA will be supported. E.g  Operating System and Splunk updates.

Does anyone know this?

Regards,

Bernhard

[marnall · Accepted solution]

The Splunk OVA for VMware Metrics documentation at https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/OVAVMWmetrics/4.3.0/Config/About describes its operating system and update policy:

OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.2 (Plow)

OS Update Policy: "You're responsible for the patches introduced in the operating system installed on the OVA. Make sure to regularly update the operating system to avoid vulnerabilities. There is no backward compatibility for the OVA."

Splunk version: 9.1.0.2

Unfortunately the docs don't describe a process for updating the Splunk version. It is likely that you technically could update the splunk installation on it, but it is not officially supported.