In the few posts starting with this one, we will take a look at Splunk. Splunk crunches machine data and helps us create meaningful insights about the data. Machine data or data generated by machines are ubiquitous. This is one of the sources of Big Data. These can be generated by a variety of sources: package or indigenous applications, application servers, web servers, databases, wire data from networks, virtual machines, mobile devices, telecom equipment, operating systems, sensors, any manufacturing equipment, etc. Machine data is generated in a variety of formats and can be in the form of files or streaming data in real time. Machine data is generally one of the most underused and undervalued assets of any organization. But, they contain valuable business and operational insights.
Splunk Enterprise collects machine data from a variety of sources and environments (onsite, remote, virtual or cloud) and enables one to search, monitor and analyze data in real time on a single platform. In this post, we will see the installation of Splunk 7.0.1 on Windows. The software is available here. Make sure that it meets all the OS and hardware requirements.
Double click on the software:
Wait while the installer unpacks:
View and accept the License Agreement. Click on Customize Options:
Validate the installation directory. Click Next:
Choose the Local System. Click Next:
Wait for install to finish:
Click on Finish to complete Installation:
Since the Launch is checked above, Spark Enterprise 7.0.1 is launched as shown below:
Enter admin as user name and changeme as password and click on Sign In above:
As a good practice, change the password and click on Save Password:
You are lead to above screen. On this click any button as you see fit. You are then into the application:
You can log out as shown below:
This concludes the first part of the series on Splunk
Splunk Enterprise collects machine data from a variety of sources and environments (onsite, remote, virtual or cloud) and enables one to search, monitor and analyze data in real time on a single platform. In this post, we will see the installation of Splunk 7.0.1 on Windows. The software is available here. Make sure that it meets all the OS and hardware requirements.
Double click on the software:
Wait while the installer unpacks:
View and accept the License Agreement. Click on Customize Options:
Choose the Local System. Click Next:
Wait for install to finish:
Click on Finish to complete Installation:
Since the Launch is checked above, Spark Enterprise 7.0.1 is launched as shown below:
Enter admin as user name and changeme as password and click on Sign In above:
As a good practice, change the password and click on Save Password:
You are lead to above screen. On this click any button as you see fit. You are then into the application:
You can log out as shown below:
This concludes the first part of the series on Splunk
