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ifeldshteyn_384
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Feb 22, 2019

F5 timestamp inquiry

Hello, we have a logfile being monitored by F5 that includes a syslog-formatted timestamp. When F5 reads the log and sends it to a secondary system, ex: Splunk, it appends another timestamp. Look at the example below with double the timestamps and server.

 

Feb 21 13:41:26 f5_monitor_server Feb 21 13:41:25 f5_dmz_server debug mcpd[6282]: save_master_key(7) called

 

What can we do to not wrap this additional timestamp and host ? I understand we can filter it out in Splunk but I don't want to waste the extra cycles as syslog is quite chatty.

 

Thanks

 

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  • Samir_Jha_52506's avatar
    Samir_Jha_52506
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    Feb 23, 2019

    Reviewed both the lines, Difference between logs timestamps are 1Sec. So i recommend to add one more timestamps column in splunk server.

     

    • ifeldshteyn_384's avatar
      ifeldshteyn_384
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      Feb 25, 2019

      Hi,

       

      " I understand we can filter it out in Splunk but I don't want to waste the extra cycles as syslog is quite chatty."

       

      I am trying to get rid of the timestamp on the F5 end, not on the Splunk end.

       

      Thanks.