It seems like Hunk cannot be used since it is only available for Splunk Enterprise. Any work around for that? As for using Splunk DB connect, how do I specify the jdk path in the configuration settings?
will recommend Heavy Forwarder with DB Connect
read here regarding the app:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/DBX/3.0.3/DeployDBX/AboutSplunkDBConnect
this answer is very helpful as well:
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/471879/is-it-possible-to-use-splunk-db-connect-to-search.html
hope it helps