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What is the difference between System and Search within indexes?

shawno
New Member
‎02-15-2018 04:25 PM 
Name                       Actions                         App                                   Current Size
                                                             System
                                                             Search

What is the difference between System and Search under APP within the Indexes

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micahkemp
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‎02-15-2018 05:25 PM

That just indicates which app (basically which folder under $SPLUNK_HOME) those indexes are defined.

If they are under etc/system they will show as belong to the System app. If they are under etc/apps/search, they will show up as the Search app.

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