Install the Splunk Operator using Helm

Manage the Splunk Operator lifecycle using the splunk/splunk-operator Helm chart.

Install, upgrade, and uninstall the Splunk Operator using the splunk/splunk-operator Helm chart. Each operation supports custom configuration through Helm value overrides. For more information on configurable values, see splunk/splunk-operator values.

View configurable values for the chart using the following command:

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helm show values splunk/splunk-operator

Install the Splunk Operator

Install the Splunk Operator using one of the following methods.

Use a new_values.yaml file to override default values:

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helm install -f new_values.yaml <RELEASE_NAME> splunk/splunk-operator -n <RELEASE_NAMESPACE>

Or use the Helm CLI directly to set values:

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helm install --set <KEY>=<VALUE> <RELEASE_NAME> splunk/splunk-operator -n <RELEASE_NAMESPACE>

The following example installs the Splunk Operator with the release name splunk-operator-test in the splunk-operator namespace:

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helm install splunk-operator-test splunk/splunk-operator -n splunk-operator

Expected output:

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NAME: splunk-operator-test
LAST DEPLOYED: Tue Aug 23 12:47:57 2022
NAMESPACE: splunk-operator
STATUS: deployed
REVISION: 1
TEST SUITE: None

Verify the operator pod is running:

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NAME                                                  READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
splunk-operator-controller-manager-xxxx-xxxx          1/1     Running   0          2m14s

Use the helm list -n <namespace> command to retrieve all deployed releases.

For upgrade instructions, see Upgrade the Splunk Operator using Helm.

Uninstall the Splunk Operator

To remove the Splunk Operator, uninstall the Helm release.

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helm uninstall <RELEASE_NAME> -n <RELEASE_NAMESPACE>

The following example uninstalls the splunk-operator-test release:

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helm uninstall splunk-operator-test -n splunk-operator

Expected output:

release "splunk-operator-test" uninstalled