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Indexes not showing on Splunk web GUI

Dk123
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I have created a index by CLI ( script)on custom application but the index is not reflecting in Splunk gui 

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @Dk123 ,

as @richgalloway said, what's your architetcure?

you have to create the indexes.conf on the Indexers, so you can use them, but you don't see them in Search Heads.

To use them in Indexers and see them on Search Heads, you have to create the indexes on both the types of machines.

If instead you have a stand aolone server, did you restarted Splunk after creation?

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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Dk123
Observer

Yes restarted the splunk

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kiran_panchavat
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@Dk123

Can you verify the location where the "indexes.conf" file is created? Also, is the architecture standalone, distributed, or clustered? 

 
 
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kiran_panchavat
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@Dk123 Run the btool, /opt/splunk/bin/splunk btool indexes list --debug

Verify your index name and provide the location here.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
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Where did you install the custom app?  It must be installed on the indexer(s) to create the index, but it must also be installed on the search head(s) for the index to appear in the GUI.

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