Splunk 7.x Quick Start Guide

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Introduction to Splunk, introduces Splunk to the newcomer, with a high-level overview of Splunk components, features, and capabilities, along with the basics of how Splunk works, so as to serve as a solid foundation when going into further detail in subsequent chapters.

Chapter 2, Architecting Splunk, provides guidance and examples for selecting the appropriate Splunk configuration for a variety of business environments, choosing and sizing the hardware Splunk will run on, and how to calculate the amount of disk space and number of indexers you'll need to accommodate your anticipated data ingestion volume.

Chapter 3, Installing and Configuring Splunk, covers installing Splunk Enterprise and configuring each ...