To get the most out of this book
You will need access to deploy Amazon Web Services (AWS) instances in Chapter 2, Setting Up the Splunk Environment and Chapter 3, Onboarding and Normalizing Data. You will also need a tool such as puTTY to connect to the servers via the Secure Shell Protocol (SSH). The instructions outlined in Chapter 4 through to Chapter 7 were executed in macOS but can be run on any machine where Splunk Enterprise is installed, including Linux, macOS, or Windows environments.
Software/hardware covered in the book |
Operating system requirements |
Splunk Enterprise |
Windows, macOS, or Linux |
Splunk apps and add-ons |
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BOTS dataset |
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AWS instances |
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Amazon Web Services Account |
You will need an Amazon Web Services account to deploy the instances in Chapter 2, Setting Up the Splunk Environment and Chapter 3, Onboarding and Normalizing Data.
If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to copying and pasting code.