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Which search string would only return events from hostWWW3?

  • host=*
  • Host=WWW3
  • host=WWW*
  • host=WWW3 (correct)

By default, how long does Splunk retain a search job?

  • 10 Minutes (correct)
  • 15 Minutes
  • 1 Day
  • 7 Days

What must be done before an automatic lookup can be created? (Choose all that apply.)

  • The lookup definition must be created. (correct)
  • The lookup file must be verified using the inputlookup command.
  • The lookup command must be used.
  • The lookup file must be uploaded to Splunk.

Which of the following Splunk components typically resides on the machines where data originates?

<p>Forwarder (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can numerical statistics be computed on each field?

<p>To partition the input data based on the split-by fields (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do you add or remove fields from search results?

<p>Use fields + to add and fields ג€&quot;to remove (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should you do if a field exists in search results but isn't being displayed in the fields sidebar?

<p>Click All Fields and select the field to add it to Selected Fields (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which character denotes alphanumeric field values in the fields sidebar?

<p>a (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When configuring permissions for a report in Splunk, what are the options for the report to use at run time?

<p>The User role or the owner's profile (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When writing searches in Splunk, which of the following is true about Booleans?

<p>They must be uppercase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which search string would return events with failure in index netfw or warn or critical in index netops?

<p>(index=netfw failure) OR (index=netops (warn OR critical)) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Select the answer that displays the accurate placing of the pipe in the following search string: index=security sourcetype=access_* status=200 stats count by price

<p>index=security sourcetype=access_* status=200 | stats count by price (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which constraint can be used with the top command in Splunk?

<p>limit (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When editing a dashboard in Splunk, which of the following are possible options? (Choose all that apply.)

<p>Modify the chart type displayed in a dashboard panel (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When running searches in Splunk, command modifiers in the search string are displayed in what color?

<p>Orange (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which represents the Splunk recommended naming convention for dashboards?

<p>Group_Object_Description (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can search results be kept longer than 7 days in Splunk?

<p>By changing the job settings (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a Splunk search best practice?

<p>Filter as early as possible (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect does clicking and dragging across the timeline have after running a search in Splunk?

<p>Moves to past or future events. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which command is used to review the contents of a specified static lookup file in Splunk?

<p>inputlookup (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must be done in order to use a lookup table in Splunk?

<p>The lookup file must be uploaded to Splunk and a lookup definition must be created. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When sorting on multiple fields with the sort command in Splunk, what delimiter can be used between the field names in the search?

<p>, (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which time range picker configuration would return real-time events for the past 30 seconds in Splunk?

<p>Real-time - Earliest: 30-seconds ago, Latest: Now (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct syntax to count the number of events containing a vendor_action field in Splunk?

<p>stats count (vendor_action) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one benefit of creating dashboard panels from reports in Splunk?

<p>It makes the dashboard more efficient because it only has to run one search string. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

By default, which of the following fields would be listed in the fields sidebar under interesting Fields in Splunk?

<p>host (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about case sensitivity is true in Splunk?

<p>Field names ARE case sensitive; field values are NOT. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the rare command do in Splunk?

<p>Returns the least common field values of a given field in the results. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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