Splunk 5.0.1 -> FreeBSD v9

AlbyVA · Dec 15, 2012

Has anybody been able to get Splunk 5.0.1 to run on FreeBSD v9?

Thanks,

AlbyVA · Jan 29, 2013

gkontos · Jan 29, 2013

Yes and without the need for misc/compat8.

AlbyVA · Jan 30, 2013

gkontos said:
Yes and without the need for misc/compat8.

Throw me the hookup bro. What should I do to get splunk running on v9.1?

gkontos · Jan 30, 2013

AlbyVA said:
Throw me the hookup bro. What should I do to get splunk running on v9.1?

Let's start with why you can't install it.

AlbyVA · Jan 31, 2013

gkontos said:
Let's start with why you can't install it.

Well, it looks like my woes are over. I was banging my head with the Linux Install because I figured the FreeBSD 7 wouldn't work. But after going ahead and downloading splunk-5.0.1-143156-freebsd-7.3-amd64.tar.gz and running (pkg_add) on it and then just kicking off [ /opt/splunk/bin/splunk start ] it worked like a charm.

Ho hum, don't I have egg on my face now.

gkontos · Jan 31, 2013

The only problem it has is that it does not run on ZFS filesystems. A quick workaround is to create a ZVOL and format it as UFS.

AlbyVA · Feb 1, 2013

gkontos said:
The only problem it has is that it does not run on ZFS filesystems. A quick workaround is to create a ZVOL and format it as UFS.

I also just found out, the Free License removes user logins, leaving it open to the world. Ack..