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Is there a way to route data being sent to a UDP port to a specific index based on the source host?

cdavidy
Explorer

My Splunk server is listening to UDP port 514 for syslog information. How can I route data to a given index based on the originating host? For example, the network-related devices need to be routed to the index designated for those devices while security devices need to have their dat routed to that index. Thanks.

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dwaddle
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You might try the approach listed here:

http://answers.splunk.com/questions/1958/cant-route-forwarded-data-to-different-index

But, a better plan might be to set up multiple UDP ports and have each device send to an index-specific port. In the long run that might scale better for you.

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