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Which setting in indexes. conf allows data retention to be controlled by time?

  1. maxDaysToKeep
  2. moveToFrozenAfter
  3. maxDataRetentionTime
  4. frozenTimePeriodlnSecs

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Indexer/Setaretirementandarchivingpolicy



The universal forwarder has which capabilities when sending data? (select all that apply)

  1. Sending alerts
  2. Compressing data
  3. Obfuscating/hiding data
  4. Indexer acknowledgement

Answer(s): B,D

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.1/Forwarding/Aboutforwardingandreceivingdat a https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Forwarder/8.1.1/Forwarder/Configureforwardingwithoutp uts.conf#:~:text=compressed%3Dtrue%20This%20tells%20the,the%20forwarder%20sends%20raw% 20data.



In case of a conflict between a whitelist and a blacklist input setting, which one is used?

  1. Blacklist
  2. Whitelist
  3. They cancel each other out.
  4. Whichever is entered into the configuration first.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.4/Data/Whitelistorblacklistspecificincomingdat a
"It is not necessary to define both an allow list and a deny list in a configuration stanza. The settings are independent. If you do define both filters and a file matches them both, Splunk Enterprise does not index that file, as the blacklist filter overrides the whitelist filter." Source:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.0/Data/Whitelistorblacklistspecificincomingdat a



In which Splunk configuration is the SEDCMD used?

  1. props, conf
  2. inputs.conf
  3. indexes.conf
  4. transforms.conf

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Forwarding/Forwarddatatothird- partysystemsd
"You can specify a SEDCMD configuration in props.conf to address data that contains characters that the third-party server cannot process. "



Which of the following are supported configuration methods to add inputs on a forwarder? (select all that apply)

  1. CLI
  2. Edit inputs . conf
  3. Edit forwarder.conf
  4. Forwarder Management

Answer(s): A,B,D

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Forwarder/8.2.1/Forwarder/HowtoforwarddatatoSplunkEn terprise
"You can collect data on the universal forwarder using several methods. Define inputs on the universal forwarder with the CLI. You can use the CLI to define inputs on the universal forwarder. After you define the inputs, the universal forwarder collects data based on those definitions as long as it has access to the data that you want to monitor. Define inputs on the universal forwarder with configuration files. If the input you want to configure does not have a CLI argument for it, you can configure inputs with configuration files. Create an inputs.conf file in the directory, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local



Which parent directory contains the configuration files in Splunk?

  1. SSFLUNK_HOME/etc
  2. SSPLUNK_HOME/var
  3. SSPLUNK_HOME/conf
  4. SSPLUNK_HOME/default

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Admin/Configurationfiledirectories Section titled, Configuration file directories, states "A detailed list of settings for each configuration file is provided in the .spec file names for that configuration file. You can find the latest version of the .spec and .example files in the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc system/README folder of your Splunk Enterprise installation..."



Which forwarder type can parse data prior to forwarding?

  1. Universal forwarder
  2. Heaviest forwarder
  3. Hyper forwarder
  4. Heavy forwarder

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Forwarding/Typesofforwarders "A heavy forwarder parses data before forwarding it and can route data based on criteria such as source or type of event."



Which Splunk component consolidates the individual results and prepares reports in a distributed environment?

  1. Indexers
  2. Forwarder
  3. Search head
  4. Search peers

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/DistSearch/Howuserscancontroldistributedse arches
"From the user standpoint, specifying and running a distributed search is essentially the same as running any other search. Behind the scenes, the search head distributes the query to its search peers, and consolidates the results when presenting them to the user."






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