Splunk Search

Why does the table command in Splunk cause performance degradation?

splunk_anoosheh
New Member

When I use this command ( table ) it runs at a slow speed .... please help me.
Thank you for your answer.

0 Karma

DalJeanis
Legend

Oh, this one killed me for a while.

fields is a streaming, distributable command.

table is neither. table, as well as dropping all non-mentioned fields, reformats the data internally, and limits the results as per some system parameters. It may do other stuff, but the bottom line is that table cannot run until all the results are returned to the search head, whereas fields can be run at each indexer.

So, use fields if you are up in the area where you are dealing with streaming distributable commands, and only use table later, after everything is already on the search head.

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Please share your full query. The table command by itself usually is not a performance drag.

---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Splunk Answers Content Calendar, June Edition

Get ready for this week’s post dedicated to Splunk Dashboards! We're celebrating the power of community by ...

What You Read The Most: Splunk Lantern’s Most Popular Articles!

Splunk Lantern is a Splunk customer success center that provides advice from Splunk experts on valuable data ...

See your relevant APM services, dashboards, and alerts in one place with the updated ...

As a Splunk Observability user, you have a lot of data you have to manage, prioritize, and troubleshoot on a ...