Splunk Search

Searching duplicate data across indexers

tobypass
New Member

Hi there

Theoretical scenario:
I have one search head and two indexers all on physical servers
I am forwarding all syslog data from the application servers to both indexers via syslog-ng
When I perform a search across the x2 search peers (indexers) will I get duplicate entries or does splunk handle this?

Many thanks
Toby

0 Karma

Ayn
Legend

Because events will exist in both places, you will get duplicate entries.

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!

A Four-Part Event Series: Full Stack Observability For the AI Era

As AI reshapes applications, infrastructure, and the way teams operate, the traditional boundaries of ...

SOC4Kafka - New Kafka Connector Powered by OpenTelemetry

The new SOC4Kafka connector, built on OpenTelemetry, enables the collection of Kafka messages and forwards ...

Event Series: Level up your SOC: Advancing with Splunk Enterprise Security

AI has fundamentally raised the stakes for security operations, and this three-part series is your guide to ...