Does splunk offer a Universal Forwarder compatible with HP Nonstop OSS environment ?

[rchittip]

Hi,
We have a couple of servers from HP NonStop OSS environment which is not 100% Unix. Instead, OSS is “Unix-like” where most Unix commands will work in OSS.

I have got a requirement to forward the HP NonStop OSS application logs to splunk.

I have gone through the documentation but couldn't find any details. Can this be achieved?

Thanks,
Ramu Chittiprolu

[dhananjoyc]

Install Syslog-NG and UF on a linux box.
Configure HP Nonstop Safeguard to ftp the logs to this linux box. Alternately, use Xypro Xygate MA.

[brian_rampley]

What is the base for the OSS environment? If it is linux-like, is it based on a linux kernel? If so, what version?

In case you can't get a UF on the box, the next best option is to gather syslog from your OSS servers using a syslog receiver and UF. If they are linux-based, they should provide some documentation detailing how to set up syslog on them. Gathering syslog using Splunk has been documented in multiple locations (one is provided below).

https://www.splunk.com/blog/2016/03/11/using-syslog-ng-with-splunk.html

[tbegonja]

<<What is the base for the OSS environment?>>

<<The OSS API conforms to the POSIX.1 and POSIX.2 standards, and partially conforms to the XPG4 specifications>> ... with extensions so that processes running under the OSS "personality" can more fully interoperate with processes running the native Guardian "personality", and vice versa.

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(1) Open System Services Programmer’s Guide, HPE, 2020 https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=a00045522en_us