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Re: How do i forward vmware syslog to splunk cloud without using forwarder on esxi operating system

gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @meenakande,
if you have Splunk Cloud, you surely have an Heavy Forwarder to concentrate logs before sending to Splunk Cloud.
So you can use it to take the syslogs from VM-Ware.

If you haven't an Heavy Forwarder (usually they are at least two) I suggest to review your architecture!

Ciao.
Giuseppe

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