bucket

bucket

noun

A file system directory containing a portion of a Splunk Enterprise index.

A Splunk Enterprise index typically consists of many buckets, organized by age.

Note: The bucket search command is not related to the index buckets described here. Its purpose is to put continuous numerical values into discrete sets or bins. The bucket command is actually an alias for the bin command. See the bin command in the Search Reference.

Related terms

• bucket fixing

For more information

In Managing Indexers and Clusters of Indexers:

• How the indexer stores indexes
• Buckets and indexer clusters