RateLimit.Name¶

Specifies the name of the rate limiting policy to use.

This parameter applies to imtcp: TCP Syslog Input Module.

Name:: RateLimit.Name
Scope:: input
Type:: string
Default:: null
Required?:: no
Introduced:: 8.2602.0

Description¶

Specifies the name of a rate limiting policy (defined via the top-level ratelimit Object object) to assert. If this parameter is set, the named policy is looked up and used. If the policy is not found, an error is reported. Using a named policy allows sharing rate limits across multiple inputs or managing them centrally.

Warning

This parameter is mutually exclusive with RateLimit.Interval and RateLimit.Burst. If RateLimit.Name is specified, those parameters must not be used. Specifying both will result in a configuration error.

Input usage¶

ratelimit(name="myLimit" interval="60" burst="100")
input(type="imtcp" rateLimit.Name="myLimit")

See also¶

See also imtcp: TCP Syslog Input Module.

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