Downloading and installing the Splunk Universal Forwarder

  1. Complete the following procedures to download and install the Splunk Universal Forwarder:
  2. In the
    Settings
    tab of the Splunk Cloud console, click
    Data Inputs
  3. The
    Forwarded Inputs
    screen displays. Click
    TCP
    .
    Forwarded Inputs screen
  4. In the resulting
    Select Forwarders
    screen, click
    Setup new forwarder
    .
    Setup New Forwarder screen
  5. You are prompted to download and install the Splunk Universal Forwarder.
    Universal Forwarder screen
    Follow steps 1 through 4 on the
    Universal Forwarder
    page to install the forwarder. Note the following special instructions:
    • Download and install the forwarder on the same computer that is running the VIP Report Streaming Service reference client.
    • When installing the forwarder, de-select the option,
      Use this UniversalForwarder with on-premises Splunk Enterprise. Uncheck if you want this UniversalForwarder to contact a Splunk Cloud instance.
    • Make a note of the administrator name and credentials you create when installing the forwarder. You will use this administrator later in these procedures.