Deploying DB Connect in a search head cluster.

[cdevoe57]

I have a splunk distributed system with 3 indexers, 3 search heads, a manger, and 2 heavy forwarders.  I am attempting to deploy the DB Connect application to the HF and the SHC.  The SHC has 3 member nodes and the deployer on the manger node.  Ideally, this would all be done with ansible, sadly, the deployer gets in the way.  I can deploy to the HF with ansible, but the deployer keeps removing the db connect app on the SHC.

That said, to deploy I install the app on the manager node, install the drivers, and then copy it to the ...shcluster/apps directory  and run the splunk schcluster apply command.   I've done this both manually and using ansible.   When I run the apply the deployer does not put the entire app on the search heads, it only puts the default and metadata directories on the Search heads in the splunk_app_db_connect directory.   

When I go into the manage  apps on the GUI I see the app installed but it is not visible.  I would prefer not to use the GUI for management and perform all management task via the cli and ansible.  The code is stored in a version control system and gives not only control over the deployments but also trakcs who did what, when, why, and how.

So I guess there are multiple questions. 

1.  Why is the deployer not pushing the entire application to the search heads?
2. How can I disable the deployer and just use ansible?

[karl_lbg]

When using a Deployer, the default push mode is merge_to_default.  So most likely is that it is merging local configs into default of the deployed app when it lands on the SH targets.

[PickleRick]

You can't mix different distribution methods. If you're using ansible, use it to deploy to the deployer - that's the way to manage the SHC. What the deployer pushes depends on the push mode.

[cdevoe57]

Yes, I use ansible to push the app to the deployer.    Then from within ansible I run the splunk apply shcluster.  

[PickleRick]

Then check your push mode. If you want to push everything as is, you have to set it to "full" for this app.