Multi-instance Monitoring Console setup steps
This topic is an overview of the steps required to set up your monitoring console for a distributed Splunk Enterprise deployment. To configure the monitoring console on a standalone instance, see Single-instance Monitoring Console setup steps in this manual.
To set up a monitoring console for a distributed deployment, perform the following steps:
| Step number | Description of step | How to proceed with this step |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decide which instance will host the monitoring console for your deployment. | See Which instance should host the console? |
| 2 | Ensure your deployment meets the prerequisites. | See Monitoring console setup prerequisites. |
| 3 | Set search head cluster and indexer cluster labels. | See Set cluster labels. |
| 4 | Add all instances as search peers. | See Add instances as search peers to the monitoring console. |
| 5 | Set up the monitoring console in distributed mode. | See Configure the monitoring console in distributed mode. |
| 6 (optional) | Use the monitoring console forwarder dashboards. | See Configure forwarder monitoring for the Monitoring Console. |
| 7 (optional) | Enable platform alerts. | See Enable and configure platform alerts. |
| 8 (optional) | Modify or add Health Check items. | See Customize Health Check. |
| 9 (optional) | Customize color mappings for the Overview page. | Navigate to Monitoring Console > Settings > Overview Preferences. |
Get started
To set up your monitoring console for a distributed deployment, first decide where to host it in your deployment. Begin with Which instance should host the console?