Task 1: Install the F5 Splunk app in Splunk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #. In the Chrome browser on your Windows jump box, click the bookmark for **Splunk** to launch the Splunk web UI #. On the Splunk Enterprise splash page, if you are prompted for an update, click **Skip update** #. In the Splunk Web GUI, click on the settings button next to **Apps** (on the left) to **Manage Apps** |image14| #. Click **Install app from file** |image15| #. Click **Choose File** #. In the file browser window, navigate to **Desktop > Analytics Lab Files,** and choose the **f5-networks-analytics-new\_100.tgz file** and click **Open** |image16| #. Click **Upload** |image17| #. Once the upload is complete, you should see the **F5 Networks** app listed in the Apps table, with the Status set to **Enabled** |image18| #. Click the **Splunk** logo in the top-left to go to the start page. You should now see the **F5 Networks** app listed on the left |image19| #. Now click the **Settings** menu in the top-right, and choose **Data inputs** |image20| #. Click on **HTTP Event Collector** |image21| #. Click on **Global Settings** in the top-right |image22| #. In the Edit Global Settings window: - Click on **Enabled** for **All Tokens** - Ensure that **Enable SSL** is checked - Ensure that **HTTP Port Number** is set to **8088** - Click **Save** |image23| .. NOTE:: Ensure that all of the above settings are exactly as shown, otherwise no data will show up in Splunk. #. Click **New Token** in the top-right #. For the Name, enter **F5-Analytics**, and then Click **Next >** at the top #. On the **Input Settings** page, scroll down till you see **Default Index**, and then click the **Create a new index** link |image24| #. In the **New Index** window, enter **f5-default** for the **Index Name**, and click **Save** |image25| #. In the **Select Allowed Indexes** table, click **f5-default** to move it to **Selected item(s)** |image26| #. Click **Review** at the Top |image27| #. Ensure your settings match those shown in the screenshot below, then click **Submit** |image28| #. Once your token has been created, highlight the **Token Value** for the newly created Token, and copy it to your clipboard (**Ctrl-C** or **Right-click > Copy**). We will use this later. |image29| .. NOTE:: Your token value will be different from the one shown above #. Click on the **Splunk** logo in the top-left to go back to the Splunk start page. .. |image14| image:: /_static/images/image14.png .. |image15| image:: /_static/images/image15.png .. |image16| image:: /_static/images/image16.png .. |image17| image:: /_static/images/image17.png .. |image18| image:: /_static/images/image18.png .. |image19| image:: /_static/images/image19.png .. |image20| image:: /_static/images/image20.png .. |image21| image:: /_static/images/image21.png .. |image22| image:: /_static/images/image22.png .. |image23| image:: /_static/images/image23.png .. |image24| image:: /_static/images/image24.png .. |image25| image:: /_static/images/image25.png .. |image26| image:: /_static/images/image26.png .. |image27| image:: /_static/images/image27.png .. |image28| image:: /_static/images/image28.png .. |image29| image:: /_static/images/image29.png