Installing and Configuring Splunk

Now that we've made our hardware decisions and have a handful of shiny new servers just waiting for something to do, let's install Splunk Enterprise on them!

The topics we'll cover in this chapter include the following:

• How to install Splunk Enterprise on Linux and Windows platforms
• Becoming familiar with Splunk's directory structure
• Understanding Splunk's configuration file precedence and how it affects option settings 
• How to configure each Splunk component to perform its specific function
• Using a checklist to ensure that a Splunk environment is properly configured
• Implementing Splunk in multiple environments—zones and cross-environment search
• How to document a Splunk solution

There's a lot to do, so let's get started!