- Elastic Common Schema (ECS) Reference: other versions:
- Overview
- Using ECS
- ECS Field Reference
- Base Fields
- Agent Fields
- Autonomous System Fields
- Client Fields
- Cloud Fields
- Container Fields
- Destination Fields
- DNS Fields
- ECS Fields
- Error Fields
- Event Fields
- File Fields
- Geo Fields
- Group Fields
- Hash Fields
- Host Fields
- HTTP Fields
- Log Fields
- Network Fields
- Observer Fields
- Organization Fields
- Operating System Fields
- Process Fields
- Related Fields
- Server Fields
- Service Fields
- Source Fields
- Tracing Fields
- URL Fields
- User Fields
- User agent Fields
- Migrating to ECS
- Additional Information
Host Fields
editHost Fields
editA host is defined as a general computing instance.
ECS host.* fields should be populated with details about the host on which the event happened, or from which the measurement was taken. Host types include hardware, virtual machines, Docker containers, and Kubernetes nodes.
Host Field Details
edit| Field | Description | Level |
|---|---|---|
host.architecture |
Operating system architecture. type: keyword example: |
core |
host.hostname |
Hostname of the host. It normally contains what the type: keyword |
core |
host.id |
Unique host id. As hostname is not always unique, use values that are meaningful in your environment. Example: The current usage of type: keyword |
core |
host.ip |
Host ip address. type: ip |
core |
host.mac |
Host mac address. type: keyword |
core |
host.name |
Name of the host. It can contain what type: keyword |
core |
host.type |
Type of host. For Cloud providers this can be the machine type like type: keyword |
core |
host.uptime |
Seconds the host has been up. type: long example: |
extended |
Field Reuse
editField sets that can be nested under Host
edit| Nested fields | Description |
|---|---|
Fields describing a location. |
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OS fields contain information about the operating system. |
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Fields to describe the user relevant to the event. |