Getting Data In

How does Splunk collect data?

hanene
Explorer

Hello,

How Splunk collect DATA??? : Does splunk copy data from machines....or
it collect them and after delete data from the source machine?

thks

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ChrisG
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Your best starting place is probably What Splunk can index, in the Getting Data In manual. Splunk does not alter the source data that it processes.

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hanene
Explorer

thank you 🙂

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MuS
Legend

Hi hanene

I suggest to read the docs and follow the instruction on how to add data

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Rocky31
Path Finder

Can i ask u a question, do you really answers his question ?
Every organization follows different style of on boarding,
we all know the documentation "how to add the data" this doc sucks not much helpful.

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gjanders
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Please be careful with replying to posts from 5 years ago.

The newer documentation from the Getting Data In manual is completely relevant to the question.
If you are unhappy with the documentation you can provide constructive feedback via the link at the bottom of the page for the documentation...

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