Installation

Move to another directory after installing Splunk Enterprise

sa_itou
Loves-to-Learn Lots

I am using Splunk Enterprise 8.0.0.

My Splunk home directory was installed at /opt/splunk.

I want to move this home directory to another directory.

I have referenced the following questions:
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/2338/move-splunk-install-from-one-directory-to-another.html

Please tell me if this question is still valid.

Also, please tell me anything else you need to be aware of when moving home directories in Splunk Enterprise 8.0.0.

Thank you

0 Karma
1 Solution

gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @sa_itou,
yes, the solution of the above question is still valid.
As he said, beware if you used rpm for installation, because the original installation path is recorded.
And beware if you used absolute paths in indexes and scripts.
You can also find a useful info at https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.1/Indexer/Moveanindex .

Ciao and have an Happy New Year.
Giuseppe

View solution in original post

0 Karma

gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @sa_itou,
yes, the solution of the above question is still valid.
As he said, beware if you used rpm for installation, because the original installation path is recorded.
And beware if you used absolute paths in indexes and scripts.
You can also find a useful info at https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.1/Indexer/Moveanindex .

Ciao and have an Happy New Year.
Giuseppe

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Announcing Modern Navigation: A New Era of Splunk User Experience

We are excited to introduce the Modern Navigation feature in the Splunk Platform, available to both cloud and ...

SOC4Kafka - New Kafka Connector Powered by OpenTelemetry

The new SOC4Kafka connector, built on OpenTelemetry, enables the collection of Kafka messages and forwards ...

Rounding off the Splunk Dashboard Contest

What does a contest-winning Splunk dashboard look like? In this case, it isn't in a browser tab at all. It ...