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High CPU Utilization Query not working

hotrodbass
Explorer

My SPL code is not returning results.

Here is my SPL:

index=linux sourcetype=cpu
| eval cpu_busy_pct=round(pctUser + pctNice + pctSystem, 2)
| eval cpu_non_idle_pct=round(100 - pctIdle, 2)
| eval high_cpu=if(cpu_busy_pct >= 90, 1, 0)
| where high_cpu=1
| table _time host pctUser pctNice pctSystem pctIowait pctIdle cpu_busy_pct cpu_non_idle_pct

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I'm dissecting the SPL code:

cpu_busy_pc = pctUser (99.50) + pctNice (.25) + pctSystem (0)

cpu_non_idle_pct = (100 - 0)

cpu_non_idle_pct = 100

the line of code is 

if(cpu_busy_pct >= 90, 1, 0)

My cpu_busy_pct is greater than 90, it's 99.75

But it is not displaying

It will display if the SPL is only:

index=linux sourcetype=cpu

Guidance please.

 

 

 

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PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Your SPL is quite straightforward so either:

1. The fields you're trying to use are not extracted and you're trying to use fields which aren't there. Or

2. The fields are ther but aren't numerical. The usual case is when they are multivalued

hotrodbass
Explorer

You are correct! I had to use the following code below to extract the fields.

rex field=_raw "(?<pctUser>[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\s+(?<pctNice>[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\s+(?<pctSystem>[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\s+(?<pctIowait>[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\s+(?<pctIdle>[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)"

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