Installation

Setup slave Splunk server cant connect to master

clintla
Contributor

ERROR:
Bad Request — In handler 'localslave': editTracker failed, reason='unable to contact master=https://:8000'

tried various syntax but it wont connect. Is it a big issue that my new install is the most current however the master server is at 4.1.5, build 85165?

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gkanapathy
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Wait a minute. 4.1 did not have centralized licensing. It is impossible for a 4.1.x server to be a license master.

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dkolekar_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

https://splunk_license_server:8089
Use https and specify the management port.

gkanapathy
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Wait a minute. 4.1 did not have centralized licensing. It is impossible for a 4.1.x server to be a license master.

clintla
Contributor

Cool!! It wasnt me! Thanks!

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gekoner
Communicator

Is your master responding on port 8000?

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