Deploy to single server instance¶
Installation for standalone instance¶
Standalone deployment: A single Splunk instance performs all roles
Splunk roles | nmon-for-splunk | PA-nmon_light | TA-nmon-* |
---|---|---|---|
Standalone | X | X (optional) | X (optional) |
optional: The Technical Add-on provide nmon performance and configuration collection for the host than runs the add-on, which is optional
If you are new to Splunk, checkout:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Add-ons/released/Overview/Singleserverinstall
VIDEO TUTORIAL¶
Checkout this video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0H-CJDIGDI
Installing with Splunk Web¶
You can install the Application directly within Splunk Application management:
- Access the Application manager:
Application Menu > Manage Apps
- Browse online for Nmon Performance Monitor App and follow Splunk standard app installation:
Search for “nmon”:
Manual installation¶
- Download the tgz archive of Nmon Performance in Splunk Base:
https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1753
See the Download page for more information and options
- Unarchive
To install the application, simply unarachive the tgz file in the apps directory of Splunk, example:
cd /opt/splunk/etc/apps/
tar -xvf nmon-performance-monitor-for-unix-and-linux-systems_*.tgz
- And restart Splunk
/opt/splunk/bin/splunk restart
Access the Application¶
After Splunk restart, you can directly access the application:
through its App icon:
Or the app menu bar:
Generating performance and configuration data¶
If you are running Splunk on Linux, AIX or Solaris, then you can generate Nmon performance data for the local machine running Splunk.
Replace the PA-nmon_light_XXXX.tgz with current release of the PA-nmon_light:
cd /opt/splunk/etc/apps/
tar -xvf <YOUR PATH>/PA-nmon_light_XXXX.tgz
And restart Splunk:
/opt/splunk/bin/splunk restart
Replace the TA-nmon_XXXX.tgz with current release of the TA-nmon:
cd /opt/splunk/etc/apps/
tar -xvf <YOUR PATH>/TA-nmon_XXXX.tgz
And restart Splunk:
/opt/splunk/bin/splunk restart