Configure push-based inputs on a distributed Splunk Enterprise deployment

Follow these steps to use push-based inputs on a distributed deployment of Splunk Enterprise. If you are not on a distributed Splunk Enterprise deployment, see Configuration for push-based inputs to find the instructions that match your Splunk platform deployment type.

1. Select and prepare your distributed Splunk Enterprise deployment for the Splunk Add-on for Amazon Web Services.
2. If your indexers are in an AWS virtual private cloud, configure an Elastic Load Balancer for the Splunk Add-on for Amazon Web Services.
3. Install the Splunk Add-on for Amazon Web Services on a distributed deployment of Splunk Enterprise.
4. Configure HTTP Event Collector for the Splunk Add-on for Amazon Web Services on a distributed Splunk Enterprise deployment.
5. Configure AWS infrastructure to send data to the Splunk platform.