Step by Step process of installing Splunk

Splunk Installation

Download Splunk from the below link(64bit package if applicable)

http://www.splunk.com/goto/Download_4_2

-To install Splunk Enterprise on a Linux system, expand the tar file into an appropriate directory using the tar command. -To install into /opt/Splunk, use the following command

tar xvzf splunk_package_name.tgz -C /opt

Verify that the file is readable and executable by the Splunk user. If needed change access using the below command

chmod 744 splunk_package_name.rpm

To install the Splunk RPM in the default directory /opt/splunk use the below command

rpm -i splunk_package_name.rpm

To install Splunk in a different directory, use the --prefix flag:

rpm -i --prefix=/opt/new_directory splunk_package_name.rpm

Accept the license using the below command

./splunk start --accept-license

Enable boot-start

./splunk enable boot-start

Your Splunk is ready for use now. You can access it now using your favorite browser.

Note:- Splunk is not compatible with internet explorer and has some known issues. For Splunk please use any other browser like Mozilla or Google Chrome. The default Splunk url for your installation will be  as below:

http://localhost:8000 you can use hostname or ip address instead of localhost in the above url.