What is the best way to back up event logs?

[jsondheimer]

I am using Splunk to collect data from the security logs on my network. How long does Splunk store the data that it collects?

Is there an easy way to archive the data and be able to review it later if necessary?

[gkanapathy · Accepted solution]

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0/Indexer/Backupindexeddata

[jsondheimer]

Thanks

/10 thanks