Unable to ping server message in streadfwd.log

[goancea]

I am trying to use the Splunk for Stream setup (version="6.0.1) on a Universal forwarder.
CentOS 6.5, forwarder/Indexer Splunk release 6.0.2

After the splunk restart, I get the following. Then every 5 seconds I get the 'Unable to ping server' message in streamfwd.log

Found DataDirectory, Found UIDirectory, Loaded configuration file

2014-09-12 14:16:34 ERROR 140563220014848 stream.CaptureServer - Unable to ping server (Unable to establish connection to localhost: Connection refused): a116a931-dc21-49ad-a528-9532f9137826
streamfwd has started successfully (version 6.0.1 build 536)
stream.main - web interface listening on port 8889

Could I be setting the path incorrectly to localhost? I get another error of the same sort when I try and setup the add new

wire data input: (nsg03 is the forwarder server)
SplunkApp for Stream location (I am confused about this entry)

I use the example, except the host name entry for the forwarder
Upon 'Save'

Encountered the following error while trying to save: In handler 'streamfwd': Unable to ping server (Unable to establish connection to name of server: Connection refused): 4a7c6744-f1d1-4752-827b-6314172e7227
At present, I am not seeing how to resolve this error. Anyone else have this issue, and what was your solution?

[goancea]

I followed your suggestion, and used the :8000 and it worked.

I was confused with the examples showing localhost, so I used that and then the forwarder server name.
Of course, that didn't work.

Thanks for the guidance.

[csharp_splunk · Accepted solution]

On a Forwarder, you need to set in inputs.conf:

[streamfwd://streamfwd]
splunk_stream_app_location = http://<stream_search_head:port>/en-us/custom/splunk_app_stream/
disabled = 0

Can you pastebin or reply with your inputs.conf on your Forwarder?

[goancea]

part of my comment cut off, used the indexer name and port 8000.
That did the trick.

[tred23]

It worked once I added the indexer name and port 8000 just like goancea did.