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Recommendations for migrating from CentOS 7

cpuffe
New Member

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!

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PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

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

 

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inventsekar
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

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

 

thanks and best regards,
Sekar

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