UniversalForwarder Splunk, Inc.
winget install --id=Splunk.UniversalForwarder -e The universal forwarder collects data from a data source or another forwarder and sends it to a forwarder or a Splunk deployment. With a universal forwarder, you can send data to Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Light, or Splunk Cloud.
Splunk Universal Forwarder is a data collection tool designed to gather data from remote sources or other forwarders and transmit it securely to Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Light, or Splunk Cloud for indexing and consolidation.
Key Features:
- Scalable deployment: Supports tens of thousands of remote systems with minimal impact on network and host performance.
- Broad platform compatibility: Available for installation across diverse computing platforms, including Windows, Linux, macOS, and various architectures like ARM64, s390x, and PPCLE.
- Reliable and secure data collection: Ensures consistent and protected transmission of terabytes of data from remote sources.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for IT teams managing distributed systems, Splunk Universal Forwarder enables efficient data aggregation and forwarding to Splunk deployments. This allows organizations to centralize monitoring, analysis, and management of large-scale data infrastructure while maintaining performance and security.
The software can be installed via winget.