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What allows the forwarder and indexer to exchange data despite being on different platforms?
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?
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?
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?
What is the primary purpose of the cluster master in a Splunk cluster?
What is the correct order of precedence for configuration files in a cluster peer?
What is the correct order of precedence for configuration files in a cluster peer?
What pipeline is used to process data for indexing?
What pipeline is used to process data for indexing?
What is the primary function of the parsing phase in Splunk?
What is the primary function of the parsing phase in Splunk?
What determines how Splunk breaks data into events during the parsing phase?
What determines how Splunk breaks data into events during the parsing phase?
For single-line event sourcetypes, what is the most efficient value for SHOULD_LINEMERGE?
For single-line event sourcetypes, what is the most efficient value for SHOULD_LINEMERGE?
What type of data is counted against the Enterprise license at a fixed 150 bytes per event?
What type of data is counted against the Enterprise license at a fixed 150 bytes per event?
What is a reason to create separate indexes in Splunk?
What is a reason to create separate indexes in Splunk?
During which phase of the data pipeline is the event boundary defined?
During which phase of the data pipeline is the event boundary defined?
What determines how long Splunk software retains indexed data before deleting it or archiving it to a remote storage?
What determines how long Splunk software retains indexed data before deleting it or archiving it to a remote storage?
What is the default value of the frozenTimePeriodInSecs setting in seconds?
What is the default value of the frozenTimePeriodInSecs setting in seconds?
What happens to events that are older than the retention time of the index?
What happens to events that are older than the retention time of the index?
What is the equivalent duration of the frozenTimePeriodInSecs setting of 2630000 seconds?
What is the equivalent duration of the frozenTimePeriodInSecs setting of 2630000 seconds?
What is the purpose of the maxTota1DataSizeMB setting in indexes.conf?
What is the purpose of the maxTota1DataSizeMB setting in indexes.conf?
What happens when the event timestamp is older than the retention time of the index?
What happens when the event timestamp is older than the retention time of the index?
