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Need to Exclude event SERVICE_START observed within 10 minutes from same host after observing service stop

HPACHPANDE
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(index=123) sourcetype=XYZ AND type IN ("SERVICE_STOP") )  | _time host type _raw  is the main query where we are searching host where service stop has been observed

Here in this scenario we need to exclude if SERVICE_START event seen with same host within 10 Minutes.


Kindly help me with the query
Thanks in Advance !!

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

First, search for both SERVICE_STOP and SERVICE_START events.  Then use the dedup command to get the most recent event for each host.  Filter out the SERVICE_START events and anything that happened in the last 10 minutes.  Whatever is left will be a SERVICE_STOP event at least 10 minutes old without a matching SERVICE_START.

index=foo sourcetype=XYZ type IN (SERVICE_START SERVICE_STOP)
| dedup host
| where type=SERVICE_STOP AND _time < relative_time(now(), "-10m")
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If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.

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HPACHPANDE
Explorer

Hello richgalloway,

 

It worked, Thanks !!

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

First, search for both SERVICE_STOP and SERVICE_START events.  Then use the dedup command to get the most recent event for each host.  Filter out the SERVICE_START events and anything that happened in the last 10 minutes.  Whatever is left will be a SERVICE_STOP event at least 10 minutes old without a matching SERVICE_START.

index=foo sourcetype=XYZ type IN (SERVICE_START SERVICE_STOP)
| dedup host
| where type=SERVICE_STOP AND _time < relative_time(now(), "-10m")
---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
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