Metadata and tstats give different sources: How do I get the list of sources based on the tstats result?

[yaharga]

I have two search queries:

| metadata index=* type=sources

that results in something like the following (under the source field)

/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log
/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.1
/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.10
/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.11
/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.12
/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.13
/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.14
/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.15

 then there's the following search

| tstats values(source) where index=*

that produces something like the following (under the values(source) field)

/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log
/lorem/ipsum/nunc-test.log.1
/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/pulvinar/ex-eros.log
/comsed/ipsum/dolor/ut-eget.log
/donec/sit/nam-libero.log.1
/aliquet/ipsum/dolor/sit/vel-arcu.log

Why is Splunk showing me different results?

Also, how can I search for all the increments of the source if I know what it is? For example, if I have "/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log" how can I find all of its increments (e.g. "/lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.1, /lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.2, /lorem/ipsum/dolor/sit/tortor-adaptor.log.3")?

[VatsalJagani · Accepted solution]

Make sure you are running both searches in the same time range.

Otherwise, I don't see any reason for them to show different results.

how can I search for all the increments of the source if I know what it is?

* You can use the search with metadata command.

* But you generally don't need it because Splunk will always monitor tortor-adaptor.log file not the rolled over filed (tortor-adaptor.log.1, tortor-adaptor.log.2, etc)

* So when you start logging for the first time only at that time it will monitor rolled-over files.