Installation overview for the Splunk Add-on for IBM WebSphere Application Server

To install and configure the Splunk Add-on for IBM WebSphere Application Server on your supported platform:

1. Download the add-on from Splunkbase.

2. Install the Splunk Add-on for IBM WebSphere Application Server.

3. Configure your WebSphere application server to enable server file system logs, HPEL logs, and/or JMX data.

4. On the part of your Splunk Enterprise architecture that is performing data collection for the add-on, configure the inputs that you want to use:

   • configure JMX inputs
   • configure HPEL and log file monitor inputs
   • configure monitor inputs for gc.log and serverindex.xml

5. If you plan to use the Splunk Add-on for IBM WebSphere Application Server with IT Service Intelligence (ITSI), enable the saved search for the Splunk Add-on for IBM WebSphere Application Server.