Splunk Enterprise Security

Splunk ES app installation Error

spl_unker
Explorer

My Enterprise Splunk version is 7.3.2 and ES app version which i tried installing is 6.1.1.

After ES app installation and splunk server restart , i see the following error when i proceed to setup page

"Installer was unable to start. Error in 'essinstall' command: External search command exited unexpectedly with non-zero error code 1."

I understand it is due to version compatibility issue between ES and Entreprise Splunk in one of the Splunk answers

https://answers.splunk.com/answers/521781/error-while-installing-splunk-enterprise-security.html

But in the app page 7.3 are 8.0 is mentioned as compatible version. Please help if any one has faced this issue. TIA

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shivanshu1593
Builder

You're trying to install a version, which is not compatible with 7.3.X, although it says on the splunkbase page. The compatible version is 6.0.1.

Thank you,
Shiv
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lkutch_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

ES 6.1.x requires Splunk 8.

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