Hello Splunkers! 🎉 You can now easily install Splunk Enterprise and the Universal Forwarder using this handy script. It supports all available versions and can be installed on any Linux distribution. For detailed installation steps, please visit : https://github.com/PraxisForge/Install_Splunk #Upgrade universal forwarder version (nix) #Splunk Enterprise(nix) #Universal Forwarder(nix) #Upgrade Splunk Enterprise version(nix) ... View more

Hello Splunkers! 🎉 You can now easily install Splunk Enterprise and the Universal Forwarder using this handy script. It supports all available versions and can be installed on any Linux distribution. For detailed installation steps, please visit : https://github.com/PraxisForge/Install_Splunk Upgrade universal forwarder version (nix) #Splunk Enterprise(nix) #Universal Forwarder(nix) #Upgrade Splunk Enterprise version(nix) ... View more

Forwarder's Operation : - After the forwarder sends a data block, it maintains a copy of the data in its wait queue until it receives an acknowledgment. - Meanwhile, it continues to send additional blocks. - If the forwarder doesn't get acknowledgment for a block within **300 seconds** (by default), it closes the connection. Possibility of Data Duplication : - It is possible for the indexer to index the same data block twice. - This can happen if there is a network problem that prevents an acknowledgment from reaching the forwarder. Network Issues : - When the network goes down, the forwarder never receives the acknowledgment. - When the network comes back up, the forwarder then resends the data block, which the indexer parses and writes as if it were new data. Duplicate Warning Example : 10-18-2010 17:32:36.941 WARN TcpOutputProc - Possible duplication of events with channel=source::/home/jkerai/splunk/current-install/etc/apps/sample_app /logs/maillog.1|host::MrT|sendmail|, streamId=5941229245963076846, offset=131072 subOffset=219 on host=10.1.42.2:9992 Note on useACK : - When `useACK` is enabled in the `outputs.conf` on forwarders, and there is either a network issue, indexer saturation (for example, pipeline blocks) or a replication problem, your Splunk platform deployment's indexers cannot respond to your deployment's forwarders acknowledgement. - Based on your deployment environment, data duplication can occur. https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Forwarder/8.2.5/Forwarder/Protectagainstthelossofin-flightdata ... View more

Adding the 'ess_user' Role: To edit and create a new 'Incident Review' while still in the 'user' role, you need to add the 'ess_user' role to your current user role. This is necessary because we have set capabilities related to 'ess_user', which are required for this task. The 'ess_user' should be given the following capabilities: - edit_notable_events: This allows the role to create new (ad-hoc) Notable Events and edit existing ones. - edit_log_review_settings: This permits the role to edit Incident Review settings. By adding these capabilities, you should be able to edit and create a new 'Incident Review'. Configuring Permissions in Splunk Enterprise Security: This can be done by navigating to Configure -> General -> Permission in Splunk Enterprise Security. Ensure the 'ess_user' is given the following permissions: - Create New Notable Events - Edit Incident Review - Edit Notable Events Note: The 'ess_analyst' role can be directly assigned to a user, enabling them to manage Incident Review dashboards. A user with 'ess_analyst' must be able to edit notable events. ... View more

Can anyone explain if the following issues could be interconnected? Storage Limit: Splunk’s storage is nearing its limit. Could this be affecting the performance or functionality of other components? Permission Error: An error message indicates that the “Splunk_SA_CIM” app either does not exist or lacks sufficient permissions. Could this be causing issues with data access or processing? Transparent Huge Pages (THP) Status: THP is not disabled. It’s known that THP can interfere with Splunk’s memory management. Could this be contributing to the problems? Memory and Ulimit: Could memory constraints or ulimit settings be causing errors? Remote Search Process Failure: There was a failure in the remote search process on a peer, leading to potentially incomplete search results. The search process on the peer (Affected indexer) ended prematurely. The error message suggests that the application “Splunk_SA_CIM” does not exist. Could this be related to the aforementioned “Splunk_SA_CIM” error? Could these issues be interconnected, and if so, how? Could resolving one issue potentially alleviate the others? ... View more