Understanding log upload add-ons for large, medium, and small storage needs

Understanding log upload add-ons for large, medium, and small storage needs

For customers who purchase logs after August 2024, the default log search retention is set to seven days.

In this doc, we will cover log upload requirements for various retention periods:
  1. 10GB log upload requirement
  2. 100GB log upload requirement
  3. 500GB log upload requirement
  4. 1TB log upload requirement

10GB log upload requirement

Add-ons required for 10GB log uploads with various retention periods

Retention period
Add-ons needed for 10GB log uploads
7 days
one 10GB add-on
15 days
2 x 10GB add-ons
30 days
4 x 10GB add-ons
60 days
8 x 10GB add-ons
90 days
12 X 10GB (or) 100GB+ 2 X 10GB

100 GB log upload requirement

Add-ons required for 100GB log uploads with various retention periods

Retention period
Add-ons needed for 100GB log uploads
7 days
one 100GB add-on 
15 days
2 x 100GB add-ons 
30 days
4 x 100GB add-ons
60 days
8 x100GB add-ons
90 days
12 X 100GB add-ons (or) 1TB add-on + 2 x100GB add-ons

500GB log upload requirement

Add-ons required for 500GB log uploads with various retention periods

Retention period
Add-ons needed for 500GB log uploads
7 days
5 x 100GB add-ons 
15 days
1TB add-ons 
30 days
2 x 1TB add-ons
60 days
4 x 1TB add-ons 
90 days
6 x 1TB add-ons 

1TB log upload requirement

Add-ons required for 1TB log uploads with various retention periods

Retention period
Add-ons needed for 1TB log uploads
7 days
one 1TB add-on
15 days
2 x 1TB add-ons
30 days
4 x 1TB add-ons 
60 days
8 x 1TB add-ons 
90 days
12 x 1TB add-ons 

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