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To add an input by directly editing inputs.conf, add a stanza for the input. You can add the stanza to the inputs.conf file in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/, or in your own custom application directory (in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps//local). If you have not worked with Splunk's configuration files before, read "About configuration files" before you begin.
You configure the data input by adding attribute/value pairs to its stanza. You can set multiple attributes in an input stanza. If you do not specify a value for an attribute, Splunk Enterprise uses the default value that's preset in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default/inputs.conf.
Here's a simple example of adding a network input. This configuration directs Splunk Enterprise to listen on TCP port 9995 for raw data from any remote server. The host of the data is set as the DNS name of the remote server. All data will also be assigned the source type "log4j" and the source "tcp:9995".
[tcp://:9995]
connection_host = dns
sourcetype = log4j
source = tcp:9995
For more information, visit:
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.5/Indexer/Aboutindexesandindexers
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