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How to upload data with the same fields (e.g host, source, source type) as the original data (exported from Splunk)?

isaacmichaan
Engager

Hello all,

I am trying to upload data I downloaded earlier from Splunk with the same exact fields as the original.

1) Which of the following formats should I export the data: raw, csv, xml, json?

2) When uploading again to Splunk, how can I make it looks like the same way as the original?

Showing a picture as an example:

splunk.png

Thanks a lot!

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @isaacmichaan,

it's a long job! I did it.

The best approach is to run a search on your old indexes for host, index and sourcetype

index=your_index sourcetype=your-sourcetype host=your_host

export them in raw format and manually upload them in the new sistem.

Then reapeat for different indexes, sourcetypes and hosts.

Ciao.

giuseppe

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