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mlwinzenburg
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‎06-05-2020
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Re: Can Splunk add data from a local mdb file?

by in Getting Data In
‎07-15-2012 09:10 PM
‎07-15-2012 09:10 PM
Well, I guess I'm just following Splunk's advice to write the data to a file first. http://wiki.splunk.com/Deploy:BestPracticeForConfiguringSyslogInput "Here are the recommended best practices for configuring your syslog: Write to a file and configure Splunk to monitor that file The best practice is to write to a file that Splunk is monitoring. This accounts for the scenario of data loss if Splunk is down. This also allows you to add the data again if you have to clean your index for some reason." ... View more

Can Splunk add data from a local mdb file?

by in Getting Data In
‎07-15-2012 09:08 AM
‎07-15-2012 09:08 AM
I have installed an open source Syslog server on a Windows PC, at home. I am sending it logs from my Netgear FVS114 home firewall. Now I'd like to use Splunk to look at the Syslog data, which appears to be stored in an MS Access database ".mdb" file. Can Splunk be configured to read this file natively? Splunk is installed on the same PC as the Syslog. Is there an add-on that will allow Splunk to read the .mdb file? I do not know scripting so that's not a good direction for me unless it is something already written. Thanks M ... View more
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