Hi, we currently have our on prem Splunk infrastructure running on CentOS 7 servers. CentOS 7 is going EOL in 2024. We would like to migrate these servers to a supported Linux OS, preferably one with long term support. What do you recommend for this? We are strongly considering RHEL 9.2. Thank you!
In general, there are no very strict distribution compatibility dependencies - Splunk requires a specific kernel version and should be happy to work with pretty much any decently modern distribution.
The issue typically boils down to:
1. Money (paid vs. free as in free beer distros)
2. Support (in-house vs. paid support)
3. Skills of your staff and their preferences
4. Standards in your company
Hi @cpuffe ... this can get mixed views depending on the person's Linux interests.
You can decide depending upon your budget and support team members Linux preferences.
RHEL is a good choice too.
For full list of supported OS, you can check this documentation.. thanks.
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.1/Installation/Systemrequirements