WMI and *NIX

Hi,

I have walked through settings related to WMI and *NIX. I could see there is setting field related to credentials I would like to know what is the original design.

Is it possible to setup *NIX Splunk to collect data through WMI? I would be expecting it is possible but don't know the design. I know I can do it with Windows Splunk installation, but would like to stay with one platform.

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asked 03 May '11, 07:26

xradim
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You can't monitor wmi from a *NIX server, unfortunately. What you can do, though, is set up a Windows box as a forwarder, have it grab the data via wmi and shoot it over to your *NIX Indexer. Or just install forwarders on the Windows boxes themselves, depending on your needs.

http://www.splunk.com/support/forum:SplunkAdministration/2432

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answered 03 May '11, 07:45

David
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edited 03 May '11, 11:25

Thank you for your answer on setting up a Windows box as a forwarder as a WMI proxy. By going down this path you are able to collect data - however the Windows App still expects WMI - is there a way to get the Windows App to work on a *nix installation of Splunk?

(26 Sep '11, 11:51) getbman

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