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Advanced Splunk
Advanced Splunk

Advanced Splunk: Master the art of getting the maximum out of your machine data using Splunk

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Advanced Splunk

Chapter 2. Developing an Application on Splunk

In this chapter, we will quickly go through the process of creating an application and add-on on Splunk Enterprise. You will learn how to install and manage applications and add-ons on Splunk. You will also learn how to use different applications available on the Splunk app store to minimize your work using the already available applications for similar requirements.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Splunk apps and technology add-ons
  • Developing a Splunk app
  • Developing a technology add-on
  • Managing Splunk apps
  • Splunk apps from the app store (covers examples and usage of a few apps from the app store)

Splunk apps and technology add-ons

It is very easy and simple to create a basic Splunk app or technology add-on using the Splunk Web console. We will also study how Splunk apps and add-ons can be manually created and configured in the further topics.

What is a Splunk app?

A Splunk app is basically a collection of all the dashboards, alerts, and visualizations created for a specific use case. It is a collection of an entire use case packaged in such a way that it can be installed on any Splunk Enterprise deployment to gain specific insight from the uploader, provided that its minimum requirements are fulfilled.

Splunk apps can be configured on the basis of user roles and permissions, thus providing a level of control when deploying and sharing the application across different stakeholders of the app. A Splunk app is created taking a use case into consideration and to avoid rework in case of the same use case or data sources. Splunk apps are applications that are ready to be used once the data...

Developing a Splunk app

Developing or creating a simple Splunk application is very easy in Splunk Enterprise, but developing a Splunk app that solves a business problem specific to a use case requires the following basic process:

  1. On-boarding data on Splunk: Using various data input methods to upload data on Splunk.
  2. Analytics: Using the Splunk search query language to create meaningful insights into the data uploaded on Splunk.
  3. Visualization: Creating visualizations for better understanding of the uploaded data on Splunk.

A Splunk app can include various components of Splunk Enterprise, such as data inputs, search queries, custom dashboards, macros, custom CSS, JavaScript, and many more…

Creating the Splunk application and technology add-on

The Splunk application framework works on a directory structure. All the installed and, by default, available applications are available at $SPLUNK_HOME\etc\apps.

The following procedure needs to be followed to create a sample Splunk app via the Splunk...

Developing a Splunk add-on

It is very important to first identify the problem that the Splunk add-on will solve. On identifying the problem, the following procedure is to be followed to create an add-on.

Building an add-on

It is very important to define the need and problems that the add-on will be solving before we build it.

If the add-on will be used to add data to Splunk, then how do we get that data into Splunk?

The various methods of data input are shown in the following screenshot. An add-on can be configured to use any one of them depending on the requirement and use case.

Building an add-on

You may wonder, what will the add-on do next? What configuration files need to be configured in the add-on for the given requirement? Add-ons can be configured for data acquisitions, data transformation, normalization, and enrichment. Add-ons can also be configured to have one or more than one features depending on the need:

Building an add-on

Installing a technology add-on

The steps to install technology add-ons via the Web and manually...

Managing Splunk apps and add-ons

Since you have learned how to create and install a Splunk application and Splunk add-on, we will now move on to how to manage apps and add-ons on Splunk Enterprise.

The following settings can be managed from the Manage Apps console of Splunk Web:

  • Permission management of Splunk apps and add-ons: Splunk apps and add-ons can be applied with specific roles and permissions, and we can also decide whether the app or add-on should be shared with other applications on Splunk. From the permission section, the object created in the application or add-on can also be shared in other apps by choosing Sharing for config file only object to all apps.
  • Enabled and disable applications and add-ons: All the applications and add-ons installed on Splunk Enterprise will be listed in the menu, and applications and add-ons can be enabled and disabled from this section.
  • Properties: The name of the Splunk application or add-on can be updated from this section. Other options such as...

Splunk apps from the app store

We went through the process of creating, installing, and uninstalling applications on Splunk Enterprise. Now, we will see some examples of applications or add-ons from the Splunk app store that can be used to solve common problems:

  • The Splunk add-on for the Oracle database: This add-on is available on the Splunk app store, and can be downloaded and installed on Splunk to connect with any Oracle database. Logs such as audit trails, trace files, incident, alert, listener, and other logs on the operating system where the Oracle database server is installed will be made available on Splunk, and thus, users can analyze, visualize, and create alerts on the uploaded data from the Splunk add-on for Oracle.
  • Browsing history analysis: Browsing history analysis is a ready-to-use app available on the Splunk app store that can be installed and used to analyze the browsing behavior of the user on the instance on which Splunk is installed. This app scans, extracts, and analyzes...

Splunk apps and technology add-ons


It is very easy and simple to create a basic Splunk app or technology add-on using the Splunk Web console. We will also study how Splunk apps and add-ons can be manually created and configured in the further topics.

What is a Splunk app?

A Splunk app is basically a collection of all the dashboards, alerts, and visualizations created for a specific use case. It is a collection of an entire use case packaged in such a way that it can be installed on any Splunk Enterprise deployment to gain specific insight from the uploader, provided that its minimum requirements are fulfilled.

Splunk apps can be configured on the basis of user roles and permissions, thus providing a level of control when deploying and sharing the application across different stakeholders of the app. A Splunk app is created taking a use case into consideration and to avoid rework in case of the same use case or data sources. Splunk apps are applications that are ready to be used once the data...

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Key benefits

  • A practical and comprehensive guide to the advanced functions of Splunk,, including the new features of Splunk 6.3
  • Develop and manage your own Splunk apps for greater insight from your machine data
  • Full coverage of high-level Splunk techniques including advanced searches, manipulations, and visualization

Description

Master the power of Splunk and learn the advanced strategies to get the most out of your machine data with this practical advanced guide. Make sense of the hidden data of your organization – the insight of your servers, devices, logs, traffic and clouds. Advanced Splunk shows you how. Dive deep into Splunk to find the most efficient solution to your data problems. Create the robust Splunk solutions you need to make informed decisions in big data machine analytics. From visualizations to enterprise integration, this well-organized high level guide has everything you need for Splunk mastery. Start with a complete overview of all the new features and advantages of the latest version of Splunk and the Splunk Environment. Go hands on with uploading data, search commands for basic and advanced analytics, advanced visualization techniques, and dashboard customizing. Discover how to tweak Splunk to your needs, and get a complete on Enterprise Integration of Splunk with various analytics and visualization tools. Finally, discover how to set up and use all the new features of the latest version of Splunk.

Who is this book for?

This book is for Splunk developers looking to learn advanced strategies to deal with big data from an enterprise architectural perspective. It is expected that readers have a basic understanding and knowledge of using Splunk Enterprise.

What you will learn

  • Find out how to develop and manage apps in Splunk
  • Work with important search commands to perform data analytics on uploaded data
  • Create visualizations in Splunk
  • Explore tweaking Splunk
  • Integrate Splunk with any pre-existing application to perform data crunching efficiently and in real time
  • Make your big data speak with analytics and visualizations using Splunk
  • Use SDK and Enterprise integration with tools such as R and Tableau

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Table of Contents

13 Chapters
1. What's New in Splunk 6.3? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Developing an Application on Splunk Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. On-boarding Data in Splunk Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Data Analytics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Advanced Data Analytics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Visualization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Advanced Visualization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Dashboard Customization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Advanced Dashboard Customization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Tweaking Splunk Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
11. Enterprise Integration with Splunk Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
12. What Next? Splunk 6.4 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Valuable information for the Splunk Administrator
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Good book for advance user, however example are not supported by screen shot..
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