Installation

Splunk ES post install "Auto SSL enablement error"

slider8p2023
Explorer

Hi

 

I finished upgrading Splunk ES to 7.3.0 on 1 of 2 non-clustered Search Heads and I receive this error on the Search Head Post Install Configuration wizard menu "Error in 'essinstall' command: Automatic SSL enablement is not permitted on the deployer".

Splunk support have recommened to change the setting on web.conf to "splunkdConnectionTimeout = 3000", which I added to the system file and restarted the splunkd.

Unforutnately this timeout setting does not help fix this "known issue".

I have selected Enable SSL option in the Post Config Process as I know that SSL is enabled in both the Deployer and SH web configs.

If anyone has a work around for this or can suggest how I can enable SSL after the post configuration of Splunk ES on both the SH and Deployer, it would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

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slider8p2023
Explorer

Apparently this setting was not enabled on our deployer hence the ES upgrade still proceeded without it's enablement.

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slider8p2023
Explorer

Apparently this setting was not enabled on our deployer hence the ES upgrade still proceeded without it's enablement.

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