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REGEX pattern to extract the hostname in transforms.conf

dhavamanis
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Please provide the REGEX pattern to extract from host and assign the value to index name, In the below example, we need to extract the value ABC and assign this to Index..

[generic_idx_routing]
SOURCE_KEY = MetaData:Host
REGEX = (ABC)\\.zxy\\.1a1\\.com
DEST_KEY = _MetaData:Index
FORMAT = $1
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yannK
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Are you trying to extract the first part of an hostname ?

host.domain.com -> host
host.subdomain.domain.com -> host
host -> host
host.com -> host
192.168.5.2 -> 192

please try
REGEX= ^([^\.]*)

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yannK
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Are you trying to extract the first part of an hostname ?

host.domain.com -> host
host.subdomain.domain.com -> host
host -> host
host.com -> host
192.168.5.2 -> 192

please try
REGEX= ^([^\.]*)

somesoni2
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