Configs for mgmt consoles...

[a212830]

Hi,

Where/how do the Splunk management consoles get their configs? For example, the IDX get them from the CM, the SH from the deployer...

If I want to adjust settings for the CM, DMC, Deployment server, - where do I do it? Directly on them? My DMC, for example - where do I set it's license manager?

[sloshburch]

Have a license client app which defines such config. Have that deployed to all instances (except forwarders maybe) other than the license server. That means the utility servers are deployment clients of the deployment server. The DS can be assigned this app with a cd $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps && sym link ln -fs ../deployment-apps/license_client.

You can extend this to other config as well. In fact, I have a global app that changes ports etc..., a forwarding app, a search head app (that enables the web ui - which is disabled otherwise), and so forth. More specific apps give you more control to push out such config to the utility instances.

[dshpritz]

For non-clustered items (search heads, heavy forwarders, DMC, deployment server), you can use the command line, config files, or GUI (for most items). Any full instance of Splunk should have its license master set. Some examples:

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.3.3/Admin/Configurealicenseslave

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/LicenserCLIcommands