Install on AIX

Install on AIX

This topic will guide you through installing Splunk on the AIX platform.

Note: If you are upgrading, review the upgrade documentation later in this manual and check the migration documentation for any migation considerations before proceeding.

Install Splunk

The AIX install comes in tarball form.

When installing with the tarball:

• Splunk does not create the splunk user automatically. If you want Splunk to run as a specific user, you must create the user manually.
• Be sure the disk partition has enough space to hold the uncompressed volume of the data you plan to keep indexed.

To install Splunk on an AIX system, expand the tarball into an appropriate directory. The default install directory is /opt/splunk.

For AIX 5.3, check to make sure your service packs are up to date. Splunk requires the following service level:

$ oslevel -r
5300-005

Start Splunk

Splunk can run as any user on the local system. If you run Splunk as a non-root user, make sure that Splunk has the appropriate permissions to read the inputs that you specify. Refer to the instructions for running Splunk as a non-root user for more information.

To start Splunk from the command line interface, run the following command from $SPLUNK_HOME/bin directory (where $SPLUNK_HOME is the directory into which you installed Splunk):

 ./splunk start

By convention, this document uses:

• $SPLUNK_HOME to identify the path to your Splunk installation.
• $SPLUNK_HOME/bin/ to indicate the location of the command line interface.

Startup options

The first time you start Splunk after a new installation, you must accept the license agreement. To start Splunk and accept the license in one step:

 $SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk start --accept-license

Note: There are two dashes before the accept-license option.

For more information, refer to "Splunk startup options" in this manual.

Launch Splunk Web and log in

After you start Splunk and accept the license agreement,

1. In a browser window, access Splunk Web at http://<hostname>:port.

• hostname is the host machine.
• port is the port you specified during the installation (the default port is 8000).

2. If you are running Splunk with a Free license, Splunk Web launches without prompting you for login information. If you are running Splunk with an Enterprise license, Splunk Web prompts you for login information (default, username admin and password changeme) before it launches.

Now that you've installed Splunk, what comes next?

Manage your license

If you are performing a new installation of Splunk or switching from one license type to another, you must update your license.

Uninstall Splunk

Use your local package management commands to uninstall Splunk. In most cases, files that were not originally installed by the package will be retained. These files include your configuration and index files which are under your installation directory.