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syslog host transform base on event

bambarit
Explorer

I have syslog server and installed HF,

when send logs from HF to indexer, the host is represent base on Event host,

can we extract new field for HF hostname?

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thambisetty
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@bambarit 

yes you can change on forwarder before you send logs to Indexer.

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vikramyadav
Contributor

Hi @bambarit 

Yes you can change the name of host. Also you can extract new fields from HF.

 

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bambarit
Explorer

can we just use transform from indexer?

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thambisetty
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You can modify host value and you can have extra meta fields to hold information of hf if you wish to.

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bambarit
Explorer

do you mean host value in forwarder inputs?

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thambisetty
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@bambarit 

yes you can change on forwarder before you send logs to Indexer.

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