https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/How-does-HUNK-license-work-with-an-External-Database-and-Hadoop/m-p/135466#M71995 <P>DB Connect has 4 options:<BR /> DB Input = Index the data into a Splunk indexer = you need a Splunk Enterprise license<BR /> DBX Query = Search your database from the search head = no need for a license<BR /> DB Lookup = Search your database from the search head = no need for a license<BR /> DB Output = writes to your database = no need for a license<BR /> As you can see, DB Connect has no impact on the number of Hadoop nodes </P> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:15:41 GMT rdagan_splunk 2015-07-23T12:15:41Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/How-does-HUNK-license-work-with-an-External-Database-and-Hadoop/m-p/135465#M71994 <P>Hi,</P> <P>I have a Hunk License with the capacity of 10 servers. I have connected already to 3 hadoop nodes. I want to connect to PostgreSQL/Oracle through Splunk DB Connect, so will I lose one more node or not?</P> <P>Thanks in Advance </P> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 07:42:23 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/How-does-HUNK-license-work-with-an-External-Database-and-Hadoop/m-p/135465#M71994 raje455 2015-07-23T07:42:23Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/How-does-HUNK-license-work-with-an-External-Database-and-Hadoop/m-p/135466#M71995 <P>DB Connect has 4 options:<BR /> DB Input = Index the data into a Splunk indexer = you need a Splunk Enterprise license<BR /> DBX Query = Search your database from the search head = no need for a license<BR /> DB Lookup = Search your database from the search head = no need for a license<BR /> DB Output = writes to your database = no need for a license<BR /> As you can see, DB Connect has no impact on the number of Hadoop nodes </P> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:15:41 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/How-does-HUNK-license-work-with-an-External-Database-and-Hadoop/m-p/135466#M71995 rdagan_splunk 2015-07-23T12:15:41Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/How-does-HUNK-license-work-with-an-External-Database-and-Hadoop/m-p/135467#M71996 <P>Thanks for giving me the reply my Query is</P> <P><STRONG>| dbquery "Local_PostDB" "SELECT * FROM A" limit=1000</STRONG></P> <P>Totally i have Hunk License with the capacity of 10 Servers.if i wants to configure the Local_PostDB Database so there wil i loose one more server from my 10 servers ????</P> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:26:31 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/How-does-HUNK-license-work-with-an-External-Database-and-Hadoop/m-p/135467#M71996 raje455 2015-07-23T13:26:31Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/How-does-HUNK-license-work-with-an-External-Database-and-Hadoop/m-p/135468#M71997 <P>DBQuery commands are free</P> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:37:42 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/How-does-HUNK-license-work-with-an-External-Database-and-Hadoop/m-p/135468#M71997 rdagan_splunk 2015-07-23T13:37:42Z