Splunk Enterprise Security

Collect remote event logs through WMI

16gym
New Member

My splunk server and remote host server is in the same network.
In the Splunk server, I went Settings-->Data inputs-->Remote Event Log Collection-->New event log collection, and typed the following:
Event Log collection name: Test
Choose logs from this host: 10.22.85.177

An error message "Unable to get wmi classes from host '10.22.85.177'. This host may not be reachable or WMI may be misconfigured." is shown.
I configured them according to this post: https://splk.it/2SIjPft
but it didn't work.

I would like to know how should I configure the WMI settings on the remote host?
Thanks!

0 Karma

deepashri_123
Motivator

Hey@16gym,

You can try referring this link:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/Data/MonitorWMIdata

Let me know if this helps!!

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Index This | Why did the turkey cross the road?

November 2025 Edition  Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!   We’re back with this ...

Enter the Agentic Era with Splunk AI Assistant for SPL 1.4

  🚀 Your data just got a serious AI upgrade — are you ready? Say hello to the Agentic Era with the ...

Feel the Splunk Love: Real Stories from Real Customers

Hello Splunk Community,    What’s the best part of hearing how our customers use Splunk? Easy: the positive ...