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whitecat001
Explorer

what command can i run if am not sure where an index for a data associated with a sourcetype is stored in splunk

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marysan
Communicator

there are several queries :
for example sourcetype=Sample_sourcetype : 
1-

| metadata type=sourcetypes
| search sourcetype=Sample_sourcetype
| table index, sourcetype


2-

| tstats count where sourcetype=Sample_sourcetype by index | table index

 

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antoniolamonica
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

you could try:

index=*
| stats values(sourcetype) as sourcetype by index
| table index, sourcetype


this will provide all sourcetypes associated to their index, based on the timeframe given and if they contain event logs during that time frame. 

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @whitecat001,

you could try:

index=* sourcetype=your_sourcetype

in this way you can know which is the index.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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whitecat001
Explorer

thank you

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deepakc
Builder
| tstats count where index=* by index, sourcetype
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