Getting Data In

does scripted input need to belong to an app

a212830
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Hi,

I'm a splunk newbie. I want to collect data via snmp and display it on charts/graphs. Does the scripted input need to "belong" to an app?

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Brian_Osburn
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No, you can have it running under $SPLUNK_HOME/bin/scripts..

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