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Installing Splunk Enterprise

So you want to use Splunk? Well, let's start with the basics. In this hands-on lab, you are given the opportunity to install Splunk Enterprise on a CentOS 7 cloud server, manually create the administrator credentials, configure Splunk to start on boot, and explore the Splunk Enterprise web console.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 30m
Published
Clock icon Apr 05, 2019

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    As the "root" user, install Splunk Enterprise using the RPM in the "root" user's home directory

    Become the root user:

    sudo su -

    Install Splunk:

    cd ~
rpm -i splunk-7.2.4.2.rpm

  2. Challenge

    Manually create the administrator credentials without starting Splunk

    Become the root user:

    sudo su -

    The file /opt/splunk/etc/system/local/user-seed.conf should contain the following:

    [user_info]
USERNAME = admin
PASSWORD = $p|unkEnt3rpr!$e

  3. Challenge

    Configure Splunk to start on boot and accept the Splunk Enterprise license

    Become the root user:

    sudo su -

    Enable boot-start and accept the Splunk Enterprise license:

    /opt/splunk/bin/splunk enable boot-start --accept-license

  4. Challenge

    Start Splunk

    Become the root user:

    sudo su -

    Start Splunk:

    /opt/splunk/bin/splunk start

  5. Challenge

    Log in to and explore the Splunk Enterprise web console using your public IP address and the admin credentials created earlier

    In your web browser, go to http://your_public_ip_address:8000.

    Log in as the user admin and password $p|unkEnt3rpr!$e.

    Explore the Splunk Enterprise web console.

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