Deployment Architecture

DNS Name and not IP for TCPOUT in outputs.conf

treinke
Builder

Can I use an DNS name and not the ip address of the server in the TCPOUT stanza in outputs.conf?

Exaple:

[tcpout]
defaultGroup=Group1

[tcpout:Group1]
server=splunk.group1.company.com:9997

Currently I have:

[tcpout]
defaultGroup=Group1

[tcpout:Group1]
server=10.10.10.100:9997

In the documentation it always references an ip address http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation/latest/admin/Outputsconf

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Simeon
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Splunk can be setup to use the FQDN in lieu of the IP address. In most situations where an ip address is used, we will do a local DNS lookup at startup to find the address to associate with the IP.

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Simeon
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Splunk can be setup to use the FQDN in lieu of the IP address. In most situations where an ip address is used, we will do a local DNS lookup at startup to find the address to associate with the IP.

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