Getting Data In

Is it possible to filter events after indexing, but before they are forwarded?

jambajuice
Communicator

I'm gathering the _internal index from several hundred remote hosts, but the only events I want to collect centrally are warnings and errors. Is it possible to filter what events get forwarded to the central indexer?

Thx.

Craig

Tags (1)
0 Karma

woodcock
Esteemed Legend

The _internal index is not really "yours" to mess with and I highly advise against even trying. Doing so will surely cause some apps not to work correctly (e.g. SoS, etc.), might cause Splunk support to be hampered in assisting you, and could even (conceivably) break your support agreement. It does not impact your license and shouldn't be too much disk space so why not just leave well enough alone?

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Index This | What is broken 80% of the time by February?

December 2025 Edition   Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!    We’re back with this ...

Unlock Faster Time-to-Value on Edge and Ingest Processor with New SPL2 Pipeline ...

Hello Splunk Community,   We're thrilled to share an exciting update that will help you manage your data more ...

Splunk MCP & Agentic AI: Machine Data Without Limits

Discover how the Splunk Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server can revolutionize the way your organization uses ...