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Filtered data count against license?

timsheets13
Loves-to-Learn

I have to assume this has been asked over and over but I can't seem to find it.

If  I use inputs..conf on my indexer to block specific event id's, do those filtered events count against my Splunk license?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

No, they don't.  Only events written to disk count against your license.

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