Can customers change the HEC network port in Splunk Cloud?

In Splunk Cloud, customers do not have the capability to change the HTTP Event Collector (HEC) network port. This limitation is in place to ensure a consistent and secure environment across all Splunk Cloud deployments. Standardizing configurations, including the HEC port, helps with system reliability, stability, and makes it easier for Splunk to manage infrastructure.

The design of Splunk Cloud emphasizes ease of use and management for customers, allowing them to focus on data collection and insights rather than configuration issues. This ensures that any changes to network configurations are handled by Splunk's administrators, which allows for a coherent and streamlined service that adheres to best practices in security and performance.

Customers can still utilize and configure HEC to suit their ingestion needs within the predefined parameters but altering foundational settings such as network ports falls outside their administrative privileges in the Splunk Cloud environment.