Where do I install the JMS Modular Input in my environment (indexer or forwarder)?

[lyndac]

I have an environment which has a search head, two indexers and a forwarder. Where do I install the JMS Modular Input? pick an indexer? the forwarder?

Assuming I install on an indexer, will there be any contention with the data being received by the forwarder?

Thanks!

[jmallorquin · Accepted solution]

Hi,

A good implementation could be install a heavy forwarder instance in the forwarder machine and install the JMS in this one.

Hope help you

[laytonj76]

This post was helpful as I'm researching the JMS TA since we have inherited an existing set up using it. I have a follow up to this question. In my customer's current implementation, the TA was manually installed on all 3 of our indexers instead of on a forwarder. We're now seeing indexing issues (i.e. only 1 of our 3 indexers is actively ingesting per the DMC). Do you think the TA manually installed on the 3 indexers could be the issue?

By the way, we are planning to move from this current implementation to utilize a heavy forwarder as recommended; we just want to develop a clear understanding of why we'd see the indexer issues we're seeing.

[Damien_Dallimor]

That is the correct approach.

[lyndac]

why heavy forwarder vs. universal forwarder?

[Damien_Dallimor]

either is fine.