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Need to install Indexer and search head
Is the installation of an indexer just a full installation or is there a specific way to install ?
how to install a search head from the "splunk-6.1.3-220630-x64-release" downloaded from Splunk ?
Please suggest me on how to proceed
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Hello
The installer file is the same. When the configuration applied is what defines how that server is going to behave, as an indexer or as a Search Head
Check the docs about distributed search:
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.0/DistSearch/Whatisdistributedsearch
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Hello
The installer file is the same. When the configuration applied is what defines how that server is going to behave, as an indexer or as a Search Head
Check the docs about distributed search:
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.0/DistSearch/Whatisdistributedsearch
Regards
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Hello gfuente,
So the installation is same as we do normally .
Just that we need to edit configuration files?
Regards.
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can you explain a bit more regarding
. what kind of configuration will promote a full instance installation of splunk as just an indexer or search head.
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Yes, Config through .conf files or UI is the same.
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What are .conf file need to edit at Search Peer and Search Head.
Please elaborate.
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