Reference Information for Installed Collectors

These topics provide supporting information about Installed Collector configuration parameters and options. 

In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

📄️ Test Connectivity for Sumo Logic Collectors

Learn how you can test access and connectivity from an installed Collector to the Sumo Logic service.

📄️ Download a Collector from a Static URL

Static URLs provide download links to the most recent version of a Collector.

📄️ Add a Collector to a Linux Machine Image

You can build a Sumo Logic Collector into a Linux machine image such as an Amazon AMI or VMware image.

📄️ Add a Collector to a Windows Machine Image

You can build a Sumo Logic Collector into a Windows machine image such as an Amazon AMI, a VMware image, or Azure virtual machine.

📄️ Set the Run As User for a Collector

If you are using the command line installer to install a Collector, you can specify the user under whose account the Collector will run.

📄️ Parameters for the Command Line Installer

This topic lists the parameters that are available when installing a Collector using the command line installer.

📄️ user.properties

The user.properties file is used to pass Collector parameters for some installation methods.

📄️ Collector Installation Error Messages

Use this information to help troubleshoot issues that arise during installation using any of the installation methods.

📄️ Enhanced File System Security for Installed Collectors

Enhanced file system security protects the log cache and configuration files for installed Collectors.

📄️ Force a Collector's Name with Clobber

During the installation process, use the clobber flag in situations where you're creating a new Collector that will use a name that is already in use by another Collector.

📄️ Set a Collector as Ephemeral

During the installation process, if a Collector is flagged as ephemeral, the Collector will be deleted automatically after being offline for 12 hours.

📄️ sumo.conf for Legacy Collectors

This file passes Collector configuration parameters during installation if the Debian or RPM option is used.

📄️ Advanced UI Installer Settings

View the advanced settings for the UI installer.

📄️ collector.properties

This file allows you to tune the internal processes of Installed Collectors to fit your needs.

📄️ Enabling SNI in a Collector to Support Transparent Proxy

You can enable Server Name Indication (SNI) on a Collector to support some third-party transparent proxy services, such as Squid.

📄️ Use the binary package to install a Collector on Windows or macOS

Use the binary package to install a Collector on MacOS or Windows only if you need to use a particular version of JRE.