Splunk Data Processing Phases

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What allows the forwarder and indexer to exchange data despite being on different platforms?

They use a heavy forwarder

They use a universal forwarder

They exchange data over TCP (correct)

They use a parsing forwarder

What type of forwarder is capable of parsing data before sending it to an indexer?

Indexing forwarder

Advanced forwarder

Heavy forwarder (correct)

Universal forwarder

Which directory has the highest precedence during search time?

$SPLUNK_KOME/etc/system/local

$SPLUNK_HCME/etc/apps/app1/local

$SPLUNK_HCME/etc/users/admin/local (correct)

$SPLUNK_KOME/etc/system/default

What is the primary purpose of the cluster master in a Splunk cluster?

To manage configuration files Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct order of precedence for configuration files in a cluster peer?

Slave-app local, system local, app local, slave-app default, app default, system default Signup and view all the answers

What pipeline is used to process data for indexing?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the parsing phase in Splunk?

Extracting fields and values from raw data Signup and view all the answers

What determines how Splunk breaks data into events during the parsing phase?

The event boundaries defined by the props.conf file Signup and view all the answers

For single-line event sourcetypes, what is the most efficient value for SHOULD_LINEMERGE?

False Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is counted against the Enterprise license at a fixed 150 bytes per event?

Metrics data Signup and view all the answers

What is a reason to create separate indexes in Splunk?

To store different types of data Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of the data pipeline is the event boundary defined?

Parsing phase Signup and view all the answers

What determines how long Splunk software retains indexed data before deleting it or archiving it to a remote storage?

The frozenTimePeriodInSecs setting Signup and view all the answers

What is the default value of the frozenTimePeriodInSecs setting in seconds?

188697600 Signup and view all the answers

What happens to events that are older than the retention time of the index?

They are removed from the index and not searchable Signup and view all the answers

What is the equivalent duration of the frozenTimePeriodInSecs setting of 2630000 seconds?

30 days Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the maxTota1DataSizeMB setting in indexes.conf?

It determines the size of the buckets that store the events Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the event timestamp is older than the retention time of the index?

The event is removed from the index and not searchable Signup and view all the answers