Getting Data In

Help with installing UF Credentials MacOS

Dawoo
Explorer

Hi

First of all, I'm a total beginner to Splunk. I just started my free trial of Splunk Cloud and want to install the UF on my MacBook. I don't know how to install the credential file, splunkclouduf.spl. I have unpacked that file but in what directory should I move them to? 

You can also see the directory of SplunkForwarder.

 

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
Hi
After you have unpacked it you have directory named like 100_<your cloud stack name or something similar>. Then just move/copy this directory (with its structure) under /Application/SplunkForwarder/etc/apps/ then restart or start your splunkd in your laptop.
If there are issues just look logs under …./var/log/splunk/ directory, especially splunkd.log.
Btw. logd input is probably still broken? I haven’t test that with 9.4.0 yet.
r. Ismo

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
Hi
After you have unpacked it you have directory named like 100_<your cloud stack name or something similar>. Then just move/copy this directory (with its structure) under /Application/SplunkForwarder/etc/apps/ then restart or start your splunkd in your laptop.
If there are issues just look logs under …./var/log/splunk/ directory, especially splunkd.log.
Btw. logd input is probably still broken? I haven’t test that with 9.4.0 yet.
r. Ismo
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Dawoo
Explorer

How do I change what metrics that is sent from my Macbook to Splunk? 

Now I see average output but it I don't think its correct? I downloaded som files just to generate some traffic but that traffic do not show 😞 

 

 

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
Probably you should install e.g. https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/833 to collect some files, statistics etc. Also you should check Getting Data In documentations from docs.splunk.com and lantern.splunk.com.

Dawoo
Explorer

Thank you for that. I think I've got it! I know see my MacBook in Forwarder instance on the Splunk cloud page. 
Now I just have to figure out if I can create a dashboard and see different metrics from my MacBook? 🙂 

 

 

luizlimapg
Path Finder

Hi @Dawoo, how are you?

You can follow the documentation steps to install UF on MacOS

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