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How to check Splunk forwarder versions on multiple hosts?

shilpijain
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I want to check the Splunk forwarder versions of about 70-90 hosts. Is there any way to do this? Is it possible from the deployment server or search head?

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ppablo
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Hi @shilpijain

Try checking out solutions on this Answers post. The correct answer marked has some search syntax that might be useful specific to finding out your forwarders' versions.
http://answers.splunk.com/answers/73908/listing-forwarders

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shilpijain
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Thanks Pablo!!

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ppablo
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Hi @shilpijain

Try checking out solutions on this Answers post. The correct answer marked has some search syntax that might be useful specific to finding out your forwarders' versions.
http://answers.splunk.com/answers/73908/listing-forwarders

ppablo
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No problem @shilpijain 🙂 glad I could help. Don't forget to mark the answer as solved by clicking on the big check mark to the left. This will help users with the same question find the solution too.

Have a good weekend!

Patrick

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shilpijain
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Thanks Pablo!!

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