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Earliest entry for each host

pitmod
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Hello,

In my lookup I have the following data:

_time='2020-10-21 15:00' usage='1' host='A'
_time='2020-10-26 15:00' usage='2' host='B'
_time='2020-10-21 16:00' usage='3' host='A'
_time='2020-10-23 18:00' usage='4' host='A'
_time='2020-10-24 15:00' usage='2' host='B'


I want to get only the earliest entry for each host so it will look like this:


host='A' _time='2020-10-21 15:00' usage='1'
host='B' _time='2020-10-24 15:00' usage='2'

How can I do it?

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thambisetty
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

| stats earliest(_time) as _time earliest(usage) as usage by host

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thambisetty
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

| stats earliest(_time) as _time earliest(usage) as usage by host

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If this helps, give a like below.
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