How can I get Ansible script to automate installation of splunk universal forwarder on 1000 Linux Red Hat Servers??

[ngwodo]

Please I need detailed step-by-step process on how I can install splunk universal forwarder on 1000 linux red hat servers using ansible.  Is there any automated process to do it?  Please how will you set up ansible playbook to do this task?

[praveen1982]

Is there any playbook for setting up Heavy Forwarders ?

[gcusello · Accepted solution]

Hi @ngwodo,

You can find more detailed infos at :

https://www.linuxsysadmins.com/splunk-forwarder-installation-using-ansible/

https://splunk.github.io/splunk-ansible/ 

https://bussenet.com/index.php/2019/02/09/automating-splunk-universal-forwarder-deployment-with-ansi... 

https://github.com/splunk/splunk-ansible

https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-can-I-get-Ansible-script-to-automate-installatio...

If otherwise, you want to use a script to remotelly install Universal Forwarders using you can find informations in this my old answer https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-do-I-mass-deploy-Universal-forwarder-to-many-Lin...

Ciao.

Giuseppe

[RMcCurdyDOTcom]

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search online for freeload101 github in scripts Splunk_UniversalForwarder_Installer.bash

[ngwodo]

Thanks. I will try those processes at some point. I am just gathering information on how to do it for now.. I thank you very much.

[gcusello]

Hi @ngwodo,

good for you, see next time!

Ciao and happy splunking.

Giuseppe

P.S.: Karma Points are appreciated 😉

[ngwodo]

Thanks. Please just another quick question. Which section in the ansible scripts will I put 1000 linux servers? Would I put in the scripts IP addresses or how will ansible know which machines to deploy splunk UF to?

[gcusello]

Hi @ngwodo,

I'm not an expert of Ansible, but you can see at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_intro.html

Ciao.

Giuseppe

P.S.: Karma Points are appreciated 😉