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Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Questions 56–60 (page: 13)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

In this source definition the MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKHEAD is missing.
Which value would fit best?

Event example:

  1. MAX_TIMESTAMP_L0CKAHEAD = 5
  2. MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD - 10
  3. MAX_TIMESTAMF_LOOKHEAD = 20
  4. MAX TIMESTAMP LOOKAHEAD - 30

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.0/Data/Configuretimestamprecognition "Specify how far (how many characters) into an event Splunk software should look for a timestamp." since TIME_PREFIX = ^ and timestamp is from 0-29 position, so D=30 will pick up the WHOLE timestamp correctly.



Which of the following are required when defining an index in indexes. conf? (select all that apply)

  1. coldPath
  2. homePath
  3. frozenPath
  4. thawedPath

Answer(s): A,B,D

Explanation:

homePath = $SPLUNK_DB/hatchdb/db coldPath = $SPLUNK_DB/hatchdb/colddb thawedPath = $SPLUNK_DB/hatchdb/thaweddb https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Indexesconf https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Admin/Indexesconf#PER_INDEX_OPTIONS



Which of the following apply to how distributed search works? (select all that apply)

  1. The search head dispatches searches to the peers
  2. The search peers pull the data from the forwarders.
  3. Peers run searches in parallel and return their portion of results.
  4. The search head consolidates the individual results and prepares reports

Answer(s): A,C,D

Explanation:

Users log on to the search head and run reports: ­ The search head dispatches searches to the peers ­ Peers run searches in parallel and return their portion of results ­ The search head consolidates the individual results and prepares reports



What hardware attribute would need to be changed to increase the number of simultaneous searches (ad-hoc and scheduled) on a single search head?

  1. Disk
  2. CPUs
  3. Memory
  4. Network interface cards

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/DistSearch/SHCarchitecture Scroll down to section titled, How the cluster handles concurrent search quotas, "Overall search quota. This quota determines the maximum number of historical searches (combined scheduled and ad hoc) that the cluster can run concurrently. This quota is configured with max_Searches_per_cpu and related settings in limits.conf."



Which authentication methods are natively supported within Splunk Enterprise? (select all that apply)

  1. LDAP
  2. SAML
  3. RADIUS
  4. Duo Multifactor Authentication

Answer(s): A,B,C


Reference:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Security/SetupuserauthenticationwithSplunk

Splunk authentication: Provides Admin, Power and User by default, and you can define your own roles using a list of capabilities. If you have an Enterprise license, Splunk authentication is enabled by default. See Set up user authentication with Splunk's built-in system for more information. LDAP:
Splunk Enterprise supports authentication with its internal authentication services or your existing LDAP server. See Set up user authentication with LDAP for more information. Scripted authentication API: Use scripted authentication to integrate Splunk authentication with an external authentication system, such as RADIUS or PAM. See Set up user authentication with external systems for more information.
Note: Authentication, including native authentication, LDAP, and scripted authentication, is not available in Splunk Free.



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