

See Which instance should host the console? in Monitoring Splunk Enterprise for a description of the circumstances under which a monitoring console and a license manager can colocate. Instead, you can colocate it on an instance that is also performing other tasks: The license manager role is not typically run on a dedicated Splunk Enterprise instance. Choose the instance to serve as the license manager If you only have a single Splunk Enterprise instance, you do not need to configure it as a license manager. The remote instances become license peers Once the license manager is configured, you can direct other Splunk Enterprise instances to communicate with the license manager to provide them access to the license features, and allocate license volume. A license manager is a central license repository for Splunk Enterprise licenses.
