Splunk Search

Sample DB - can I delete it?

nocostk
Communicator

What is in the SampleDB and can I delete it? I'm not so sure it's useful and it's eating up 10G of disk space.

Tags (1)
1 Solution

ziegfried
Influencer

Huh, 10 gig? I guess something went wrong here. Yes you can delete the sample index as well as disable or delete the sample app at $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/sample_app.

View solution in original post

ziegfried
Influencer

Huh, 10 gig? I guess something went wrong here. Yes you can delete the sample index as well as disable or delete the sample app at $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/sample_app.

gkanapathy
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

It should be closer to 10 megabytes, not 10 GB.

0 Karma

Lowell
Super Champion

Keep in mind that the sample_app will be re-installed by the installer whenever you upgrade splunk. So instead of deleting the app, I suggest disabling it. That preference will persist even after a new version of splunk has been installed; but if you remove the app, it will be installed again in an "enabled" state.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Index This | I am a number, but when you add ‘G’ to me, I go away. What number am I?

March 2024 Edition Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!  We’re back with another ...

What’s New in Splunk App for PCI Compliance 5.3.1?

The Splunk App for PCI Compliance allows customers to extend the power of their existing Splunk solution with ...

Extending Observability Content to Splunk Cloud

Register to join us !   In this Extending Observability Content to Splunk Cloud Tech Talk, you'll see how to ...