Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Splunk setup instructions
Please be sure to use the appropriate instructions for your operating system. If you have
any questions, please contact an instructor.
Tip
Note that you can also find videos for setting up Splunk on Windows or Linux at
ht-
tp://www.splunk.com/view/education-videos/SP-CAAAGB6
.
This video shows you how to
install version 6; in this chapter, you will install version 6.1.5.
Setting up Splunk for Windows
To install Splunk for Windows, please do the following:
1. Firstly, you need to go to
http://www.splunk.com/
and click on
Sign Up
in the top-
right corner to create a Splunk.com account.
Note
Make note of your username and password. This is your Splunk.com account in-
formation and will be referred to as such from here on.
2. Once you have successfully created an
account
and have logged in, click on
Free
Splunk
in the upper-right corner. Since there are sometimes slight changes in the
instructions, remember that you can link to
http://www.splunk.com/download/
.
3. Choose your operating system, being careful to select 32- or 64-bit (whichever is
appropriate in your case; most will select 64-bit), and then install version 6.1.5.
4. Follow the installation steps as instructed. Be sure you install as
local user
as you
will be using data coming into your own machine.
5. Once Splunk has been successfully installed, open the application by selecting it
from your start menu. Splunk opens in a web browser as it is a web-based applica-
tion.
6. The first time you log in, you will need to enter
admin
as the username and
changeme
as the password. You will then be prompted to change the password.
Note
Please note that the account that uses
admin
as the username is different from the
Splunk.com account you have previously created. So please use this one in order to
get Splunk started.
