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What Database Engine Splunk Uses?

nina15
Communicator

This question has been asked long time ago and I cannot find a proper answer for it...
How Splunk manages it own data? what database does it use??
the previous question posted is here but its not been answered completely.

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twkan
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I am not sure what is unclear to you in the previous answer. Splunk uses it's own engine, and does not rely on any external databases in order to operate. It manages its own database via a series of flat files and indexes, and Damien has provided a few good resources for you to have an idea on how the data engine works.

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Damien_Dallimor
Ultra Champion

Read these links thoroughly, particularly the 2nd link for more specific details.

What is a Splunk index

How Indexing Works

Furthermore , you may be interested to read about how Splunk uses MapReduce.

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