In Splunk data is stored into buckets. Not real bucket filled with water but buckets filled with data. A bucket in Splunk is basically a directory for data and index files.
In which form does splunk store data?
A Splunk index stores the raw data in compressed form along with index files that contain metadata that is used to search the event data. For indexes, it supports gzip (default), lz4, and zstd for compression and can handle different buckets compressed with different algorithms.
Splunk uses a proprietary data store called an index which consists of raw files. It is nothing like a conventional DB. Here is a good explanation of what an index is and how Splunk stores data:.
What is Splunk database engine?
Is it Postgre, and sql? 05-16-2017 09:22 AM Splunk uses a proprietary data store called an index which consists of raw files. It is nothing like a conventional DB. Here is a good explanation of what an index is and how Splunk stores data:.
One article argued that splunk indexer will index the data to Series of Events. Both the raw data and also the indexed data will be present in the Splunk later., 1 Where do these data get stored ?
How do I send data to Splunk for analysis?
After logging in, the Splunk interface home screen shows the Add Data icon as shown below. On clicking this button, we are presented with the screen to select the source and format of the data we plan to push to Splunk for analysis.
You may be thinking “How do I extract data from a Splunk index?”
All data is always stored in Splunk’s index, no matter where it came from originally. You can extract this data in a number of ways – either search for a subset of data that you’re interested in and export it, or grab all data from an index and extract it using tools such as Splunk’s exporttool.