Splunk Search

How to Grab Variance

a_n
Path Finder

Hello,

I am ingesting  files containing host and ports for each host.

For each Source (FILE) The Nodes(host) and ports are being extracted and since I have many ports per node I have data as:
FILE #1, NodeX, Port: 443/tcp, 80/tcp,21/tcp (and more...)
-->using mvexpand for FILE#1 I have:
Node, Port
X, 443
X, 80
X,21 
-->for FILE#2 I have the same
--> for file #3, I have:
X, 443
X, 80
(one port is missing, or in other scenarios added)
so the count for Node X per FILE will be
FILE,     Count
File#1, 3
File#2, 3
File#3, 2


I want to grab when there is a change in that count and raise an alert.
I managed to show it on chart, but as I have many nodes, the chart is not suitable.
Can any one advise the best way to grab this variance and set the alert?
Thank you.

 

Labels (1)
Tags (1)
0 Karma
1 Solution

ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Try something like this

| dedup source node port
| stats count by node port
| eventstats max(count) as sources by node port
| where count!= sources

View solution in original post

a_n
Path Finder

Thank you,

With some minor modifications, it worked.
Appreciates.

0 Karma

ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Try something like this

| dedup source node port
| stats count by node port
| eventstats max(count) as sources by node port
| where count!= sources
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Meet the .conf26 AI Agent Buildathon Winners

At the .conf26 AI Agent Buildathon, Splunk users turned their operational expertise into working AI agents ...

Trusted Autonomy in the SOC: A Maturity Journey

AI is compressing attacker timelines and pushing SOC teams beyond human capacity thresholds. The next SOC ...

Supercharging Windows Security Detection Performance: Introducing Hybrid Field ...

Windows event logs—from Security auditing and Sysmon to PowerShell script blocks—form the operational backbone ...