Getting Data In

App local files updated in indexer cluster

FritzWittwer
Path Finder

I have an app which included a custom command which in turn has to cache some information on the indexer it runs. What is the best location to store this file, is $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/<appname>/lookups/<my_cache_file_name>.cache sensible?
What will the indexer cluster do with this files?

Just in case you wonder, the caches are to large to distribute them with the replication bundle as a lookup table.  They are filled by reading the kvstore from the calling search head with REST calls.

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
As you should install this by CM then the correct place will be SPLUNK_HOME/etc/slave-apps/... instead of apps.
r. Ismo
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