Getting Data In

Best Practice for Gauging the Amount of Data Ingested Daily

itsmevic
Communicator

What is the best method for gauging the amount of data a log source feeds in? for example, let the system send data to the indexer(s) for a set period of time i.e. 24 hours ?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

That's the method I use. Depending on the source, you may not need to leave it running for 24 hours as sometimes an hour or two is enough for an estimate.

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