This is a role to deploy splunk universal forwarder to managed hosts. Splunk packages need to be downloaded manually, supported deb, rpm and solaris pkg formats.
No special requirements other than standard OS tools deployed.
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
splunk_deploymentServer |
10.0.0.1 | Deployment Server IP or hostname to configure |
splunk_deploymentServer_port |
8089 | Deployment Server port |
splunk_nix_group |
splunk | unix username for splunk to run under |
splunk_nix_user |
splunk | unix groupname to use for splunk |
splunkforwarder_version |
[6,6,1] | version, stored in a YAML array, this is to properly detect when an upgrade is available |
Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:
- hosts: servers
roles:
- scathatheworm.splunk-forwarder
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