Splunk splk-2002 practice test

Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect Exam

Last exam update: Dec 15 ,2024
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Question 1

When configuring a Splunk indexer cluster, what are the default values for replication and search
factor?

  • A. replication_factor = 2search_factor = 2
  • B. replication_factor = 2search factor = 3
  • C. replication_factor = 3search_factor = 2
  • D. replication_factor = 3search factor = 3
Answer:

A

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Question 2

Consider a use case involving firewall dat
a. There is no Splunk-supported Technical Add-On, but the vendor has built one. What are the items
that must be evaluated before installing the add-on? (Select all that apply.)

  • A. Identify number of scheduled or real-time searches.
  • B. Validate if this Technical Add-On enables event data for a data model.
  • C. Identify the maximum number of forwarders Technical Add-On can support.
  • D. Verify if Technical Add-On needs to be installed onto both a search head or indexer.
Answer:

A,C

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Question 3

In a distributed environment, knowledge object bundles are replicated from the search head to
which location on the search peer(s)?

  • A. SPLUNK_HOME/var/lib/searchpeers
  • B. SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/searchpeers
  • C. SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/searchpeers
  • D. SPLUNK_HOME/var/spool/searchpeers
Answer:

C

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Question 4

How does the average run time of all searches relate to the available CPU cores on the indexers?

  • A. Average run time is independent of the number of CPU cores on the indexers.
  • B. Average run time decreases as the number of CPU cores on the indexers decreases.
  • C. Average run time increases as the number of CPU cores on the indexers decreases.
  • D. Average run time increases as the number of CPU cores on the indexers increases.
Answer:

C

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Question 5

As a best practice, where should the internal licensing logs be stored?

  • A. Indexing layer.
  • B. License server.
  • C. Deployment layer.
  • D. Search head layer.
Answer:

D

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Question 6

Which of the following statements about integrating with third-party systems is true? (Select all that
apply.)

  • A. A Hadoop application can search data in Splunk.
  • B. Splunk can search data in the Hadoop File System (HDFS).
  • C. You can use Splunk alerts to provision actions on a third-party system.
  • D. You can forward data from Splunk forwarder to a third-party system without indexing it first.
Answer:

C,D

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Question 7

What is the algorithm used to determine captaincy in a Splunk search head cluster?

  • A. Raft distributed consensus.
  • B. Rapt distributed consensus.
  • C. Rift distributed consensus.
  • D. Round-robin distribution consensus.
Answer:

A

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Question 8

Which of the following is an indexer clustering requirement?

  • A. Must use shared storage.
  • B. Must reside on a dedicated rack.
  • C. Must have at least three members.
  • D. Must share the same license pool.
Answer:

D

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Question 9

Splunk configuration parameter settings can differ between multiple .conf files of the same name
contained within different apps. Which of the following directories has the highest precedence?

  • A. System local directory.
  • B. System default directory.
  • C. App local directories, in ASCII order.
  • D. App default directories, in ASCII order.
Answer:

A

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Question 10

Which of the following should be done when installing Enterprise Security on a Search Head Cluster?
(Select all that apply.)

  • A. Install Enterprise Security on the deployer.
  • B. Install Enterprise Security on a staging instance.
  • C. Copy the Enterprise Security configurations to the deployer.
  • D. Use the deployer to deploy Enterprise Security to the cluster members.
Answer:

A,D

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Question 11

When converting from a single-site to a multi-site cluster, what happens to existing single-site
clustered buckets?

  • A. They will continue to replicate within the origin site and age out based on existing policies.
  • B. They will maintain replication as required according to the single-site policies, but never age out.
  • C. They will be replicated across all peers in the multi-site cluster and age out based on existing policies.
  • D. They will stop replicating within the single-site and remain on the indexer they reside on and age out according to existing policies.
Answer:

B

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Question 12

Of the following types of files within an index bucket, which file type may consume the most disk?

  • A. Rawdata
  • B. Bloom filter
  • C. Metadata (.data)
  • D. Inverted index (.tsidx)
Answer:

B

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Question 13

When should multiple search pipelines be enabled?

  • A. Only if disk IOPS is at 800 or better.
  • B. Only if there are fewer than twelve concurrent users.
  • C. Only if running Splunk Enterprise version 6.6 or later.
  • D. Only if CPU and memory resources are significantly under-utilized.
Answer:

D

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Question 14

Which of the following is a best practice to maximize indexing performance?

  • A. Use automatic sourcetyping.
  • B. Use the Splunk default settings.
  • C. Not use pre-trained source types.
  • D. Minimize configuration generality.
Answer:

D

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Question 15

When troubleshooting monitor inputs, which command checks the status of the tailed files?

  • A. splunk cmd btool inputs list | tail
  • B. splunk cmd btool check inputs layer
  • C. curl https://serverhost:8089/services/admin/inputstatus/TailingProcessor:FileStatus
  • D. curl https://serverhost:8089/services/admin/inputstatus/TailingProcessor:Tailstatus
Answer:

C

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