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Are _SYSLOG_ROUTING and _TCP_ROUTING dest_keys on the transform.conf consume Splunk license ?

Zanusha443
Explorer

Hi,

I am sending logs without indexing on Splunk to another product by using the "SYSLOG_ROUTING" DEST_KEY on the transform.conf file.

Looking at the documentation of "How Splunk licensing works",  it says: "When ingesting event data, the measured data volume is based on the raw data that is placed into the indexing pipeline."

By looking on the monitor console I realized that the indexer pipeline is made by: syslog out, tcp out and indexer lines, so it seems that by using syslog_routing dest key I could also consume Splunk license.
Can you confirm this?

Kind Regards,

Angelo 

 

 

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi

if you are not stored anything on local disk/indexer then it’s not counted towards your license usage. Based on your scenario, I& I understand right you are forwarding all events to the next host (indexers): then it’s not counted on your license onHF level.. 

r. Ismo

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