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Splunk DB Connect 2: How to troubleshoot error "Script execution failed for external search command 'dbxquery'"

jcouture
Explorer
Error in 'script': Script execution failed for external search command 'dbxquery'

My Setup:
I just recently set up a local instance of Splunk Enterprise on my computer. Version: 6.4.1
I also just set up Splunk DB Connect 2 on this same computer. Version: 2.2.0
The server I'm connected to is an Oracle server and I have the most recent drivers (oracle/oracle_service): Version: 11.2

I get this error when I run one of my more lengthy queries against a server I'm connected to. I know the problem doesn't exist on the server end because the same query can be run from a non-local instance of Splunk with success. I also know it's not my connection or credentials because I can run other queries that are shorter without any problem. So it seems to me that there must be something wrong with some part of my settings/install/missing files. I've also tried changing the size allocated by the jvm settings.

If anyone can help me diagnose this that'd be great! Thanks.

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

What do you mean by "smaller"? If you mean that it works when you pull in a few results but fails when you try to pull in a larger set of results, then you are running into the fact that Splunk HARD-CODED an arbitrary limit into dbxquery.py. Here is another Q&A that shows how to bypass it:

https://answers.splunk.com/answers/233222/splunk-db-connect-2-dbxquery-only-returns-1001-row.html

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

Check the dbx2.log (not automatically splunked):

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/DBX/2.2.0/DeployDBX/Troubleshooting

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jcouture
Explorer

dbx2.log isn't recording anything about the long query I'm trying to run. Not an error. Not even an entry with a timestamp. However, when I run a smaller query it seems to be logging correctly.

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