I would like to increase the number of field-variations shown in brackets on the left of the search-app next to each field. We have about 120 servers running, and currently splunk shows only up to 100 variations per field:
balance_pool (12)
dest_host (>=100)
url (=>100)
src_host (>=100)
If we could see values till 150 (risking some performance loss), I would have important information inline, instead of having to dig deeper every time. Does anybody know if that can be changed and if yes: where?
Another nice thing would be to increase the top 10 show in the floating window to a higher value.
I dont believe there is any way to raise the distinct count of the field values in the sidebar. If it were configurable anywhere I'd think you'd see it either in the spec for limits.conf or in the REST docs but I dont see anything in either place.
http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation/latest/Admin/Limitsconf
http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation/latest/Developer/RESTSearch
I can however answer the second question. The MultiFieldViewer and SuggestedFieldViewer modules each have a 'count' param. It's optional and it defaults to 10, but you can raise this to 20 and it should then show the top 20 values in the modal popup layer instead of the top 10.
And although this doesnt really answer your question you might find it interesting--- if you ever want to see the exact distinct counts for every field, you can always run this:
<your search> | stats dc(*) as * | transpose 1000 | rename "row 1" as count, column as field
The discover app on splunkbase uses a search like this to give the user a choice of fields to analyze in 'discover reports'
I dont believe there is any way to raise the distinct count of the field values in the sidebar. If it were configurable anywhere I'd think you'd see it either in the spec for limits.conf or in the REST docs but I dont see anything in either place.
http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation/latest/Admin/Limitsconf
http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation/latest/Developer/RESTSearch
I can however answer the second question. The MultiFieldViewer and SuggestedFieldViewer modules each have a 'count' param. It's optional and it defaults to 10, but you can raise this to 20 and it should then show the top 20 values in the modal popup layer instead of the top 10.
And although this doesnt really answer your question you might find it interesting--- if you ever want to see the exact distinct counts for every field, you can always run this:
<your search> | stats dc(*) as * | transpose 1000 | rename "row 1" as count, column as field
The discover app on splunkbase uses a search like this to give the user a choice of fields to analyze in 'discover reports'
Is this still valid in Splunk 6? I have changed the values in both the conf files but dont see more than 10 values.
To expand on the above for the less experienced - if you wish to increase the number of results shown when you click on a field you need to edit this file:
{splunk install}/share/splunk/search_mrsparkle/modules/results/SuggestedFieldViewer.conf
and add a stansa:
[param:count]
required = False
default = 20
Thoroughly document this change in your local processes as an upgrade will overwrite your changes. Given that this is not a documented feature of the product it's also probably liable to change in future releases without notice. The value of your investment could go up as well as down.
Thanks nick! Great answer and a big help already!