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Archive raw and/or indexed data to external syslog server

stwong — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 02:34:32 GMT

Hi all,

Our Splunk server is getting data through several channels, e.g. universal forwarders, TCP input (e.g. OPSEC LEA of Checkpoint data), SNMP, DB connection, etc.). We hope to make a copy of these data (either raw or indexed) to external server (e.g. syslog) for long term archiving.
We're looking for any recommended solution. Would anyone please help?

Thanks a lot.
Rgds

Re: Archive raw and/or indexed data to external syslog server

HiroshiSatoh — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 04:28:24 GMT

I think that you can backup and save it on a file server etc.

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.0.0/Indexer/Backupindexeddata

Re: Archive raw and/or indexed data to external syslog server

gcusello — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 06:58:42 GMT

Hi stwong,

you can easily use Splunk for long term archiving ( see https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.0.0/Indexer/Setaretirementandarchivingpolicy ) you don't need to use an external system.

Anyway if you want to use a third party external system, you can forward all logs to an external system using syslogs ( see https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Forwarding/Forwarddatatothird-partysystemsd ).

Bye.
Giuseppe

Re: Archive raw and/or indexed data to external syslog server

stwong — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:44:03 GMT

Thanks, but we hope to forward to-be-fronzen data to external server (e.g. a syslog server) for archiving.

Re: Archive raw and/or indexed data to external syslog server

stwong — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:47:05 GMT

Thanks, We've to use indexAndForward=true for forwarding to third party, correct?

Thanks again.

Re: Archive raw and/or indexed data to external syslog server

gcusello — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:45:02 GMT

Hi stwong,
if you're satisfied by this answer, please accept or upvote it.
Bye.
Giuseppe

Re: Archive raw and/or indexed data to external syslog server

stwong — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:41:58 GMT

Hi Giuseppe,

Thanks. Will try it out.

/STwong