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Can a 6.1.3 forwarder forward data to a 4.3.2 server?

mestridge
New Member

I have a 6.1.3 new forwarder set to forward to an installed 4.3.2 server. Will this work, or am I required to upgrade the server to 6.1.3?

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linu1988
Champion

Upgrade to atleast Splunk 5 more so to splunk 6, splunk 6 forwarders wont forward to 4.x indexers.

grijhwani
Motivator

The general rule is "no". Receivers are backwards compatible with senders, but not the other way around. So your indexer has to be the same release as the forwarders it receiving from, or higher.

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