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Compare inputlookup and index search

Scroogemcdougal
Engager

Hi,

I have a lookupfile that contains a list of hosts, (one column named hosts), this list maybe subject to change.

I want to complete a search that will compare this lookup file to hosts in any specific index and return a table showing ok or missing if there is no match.

All searches I have attempted so far are happy to return either or, is the only option here to rename the field in the hostfile or any suggestions on how to complete this?

host (from lookup file)host (from index)match
host1host1ok
host2 missing
host3host3ok




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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
search index
| table host
| dedup host
| append
  [ | inputlookup lookupfile
    | table host
    | dedup host ]
| stats count by host
| eval match=if(count=1, "missing", "ok")

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
search index
| table host
| dedup host
| append
  [ | inputlookup lookupfile
    | table host
    | dedup host ]
| stats count by host
| eval match=if(count=1, "missing", "ok")

Scroogemcdougal
Engager

Hey man,

Thanks so much for this worked an absolute charm

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