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switch forwarders to new indexer
Hi,
I have existing indexer with 6.0 version and same version for all forwarders.
Now we got new splunk physical server with version 6.1.1,
Not I am switching forwarder to new server by replacing server attribute. However its not able to forward to new.
please suggest me what i have to consider before moving to new server ? Is data file will affect to due to this ? Please suggest me solution.
outputs.conf
[tcpout]
defaultGroup=DBGroup
[tcpout:DBGroup]
server =alpputl018:9997
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First step before migrating between platform is to check the network connectivty
Ping alpputl018
telnet alpputl018 "receiving_port/9997"
new server will not be having the receiving configured. Check it right away.
Check the forwarder logs what is the issue if is not able to connect.
Thanks,
L
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Not played with indexes.conf in old or new server.
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what about indexes.conf? same config on old and new server?
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Yes. its opened
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is tcp port 9997 open on new index server?
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Adding more details. _internal logs are seeing in new server but not application log.
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IS data monitoring pointer will affect due to this ?
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