Installing Dependencies

In This Section: UNIX to UNIX and UNIX to Check Point Gateway UNIX to Windows and Windows to Windows Windows to UNIX and Windows to Check Point Gateway

#	Splunk Instance	Destination Server	Requirements on Splunk Instance	Requirements on Destination Server
1	Unix	UNIX and Check Point Gateway	sshpass utility	None
2	Unix	Windows	None	File and printer sharing must be enabled. Folder where file is uploaded must be shared.
3	Windows	Windows	None	File and printer sharing must be enabled. Folder where file is uploaded must be shared.
4	Windows	UNIX and Check Point Gateway	pscp.exe client	None

UNIX to UNIX and UNIX to Check Point Gateway

Splunk is installed on a UNIX machine

For more information, see here.

To configure the app and execute AR action:

If the destination server is a UNIX machine or a Check Point gateway, install the sshpass utility on the machine where Splunk is installed.

To install this package, use your OS specific package manager.

Example: For CentOS, use:yum install sshpass

If you do not install this package, you cannot use the Password Based authentication mechanism. Instead, you must use Key Based authentication and generate a public-private key pair.

To generate a public-private key pair:

1. On the machine where Splunk is installed, run: ssh-keygen
2. Upload the public key to the destination server in the authorized_keys file in the $USER/.ssh/ folder.

UNIX to Windows and Windows to Windows

Splunk is installed on a UNIX/Windows machine

For more information, see here.

To configure the app and execute AR Action:

If the destination (where you upload the csv file is a Windows machine:

• Enable File and Printer Sharing on the destination machine.
• The folder must be shared.

To enable File and Printer Sharing:

1. Navigate to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Advanced sharing settings.
2. Navigate to Private (Current Profile).
3. In Network Discovery, click Turn on network discovery.
4. In File and printer sharing, click Turn on file and printer sharing.
5. Save the changes.

To share the folder:

1. Right click on the folder you want to share and click Properties.
2. Go to Sharing.
3. Click Advanced Sharing.
4. Select the option Share this folder.
5. Click Permissions.
6. In permissions for everyone, select Full Control.
7. In Properties > Sharing, click Share.
8. From the dropdown menu, select the user with whom you want to share the folder.
9. Change the permission level to read/write and click OK.

When you select Share this folder, you see the Share Name field. This is the name of the folder you shared. Enter this parameter in the Add-on Configuration page.

Windows to UNIX and Windows to Check Point Gateway

Splunk is installed on a Windows machine

To configure app and execute AR Action :

If the destination server (where you upload the csv file) is a UNIX machine or a Check Point gateway:

1. Install pscp.exe (scp client for Windows) on the machine where Splunk is installed.
2. Add this executable to the Windows Path variable.