Question 1

Which of the following indexes come pre-configured with Splunk Enterprise? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Explanation: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Indexer/Howindexingworks

Question 2

Which setting allows the configuration of Splunk to allow events to span over more than one line?

Accepted Answer

A

Explanation: The setting that allows the configuration of Splunk to allow events to span over more than one line is SHOULD_LINEMERGE. This setting determines whether consecutive lines from a single source should be concatenated into a single event. If SHOULD_LINEMERGE is set to true, Splunk will attempt to merge multiple lines into one event based on certain criteria, such as timestamps or regular expressions. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

Question 3

Search heads in a company's European offices need to be able to search data in their New York
offices. They also need to restrict access to certain indexers. What should be configured to allow this
type of action?

Accepted Answer

C

Explanation: The correct answer is C. Distributed search is the feature that allows search heads in a company’s European offices to search data in their New York offices. Distributed search also enables restricting access to certain indexers by using the splunk_server field or the server.conf file1. Distributed search is a way to scale your Splunk deployment by separating the search management and presentation layer from the indexing and search retrieval layer. With distributed search, a Splunk instance called a search head sends search requests to a group of indexers, or search peers, which perform the actual searches on their indexes. The search head then merges the results back to the user2. Distributed search has several use cases, such as horizontal scaling, access control, and managing geo-dispersed data. For example, users in different offices can search data across the enterprise or only in their local area, depending on their needs and permissions2. The other options are incorrect because: A . Indexer clustering is a feature that replicates data across a group of indexers to ensure data availability and recovery. Indexer clustering does not directly affect distributed search, although search heads can be configured to search across an indexer cluster3. B . LDAP control is a feature that allows Splunk to integrate with an external LDAP directory service for user authentication and role mapping. LDAP control does not affect distributed search, although it can be used to manage user access to data and searches. D . Search head clustering is a feature that distributes the search workload across a group of search heads that share resources, configurations, and jobs. Search head clustering does not affect distributed search, although the search heads in a cluster can search across the same set of indexers.

Question 4

When would the following command be used?

Accepted Answer

D

Explanation: To verify the integrity of a local bucket. The command ./splunk check-integrity -bucketPath [bucket path] [-verbose] is used to verify the integrity of a local bucket by comparing the hashes stored in the l1Hashes and l2Hash files with the actual data in the bucket1. This command can help detect any tampering or corruption of the data.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What action is required to enable forwarder management in Splunk Web?

Accepted Answer

C

Explanation: Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.1/Updating/Forwardermanagementoverview https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/MSApp/2.0.3/MSInfra/Setupadeploymentserver "To activate deployment server, you must place at least one app into %SPLUNK_HOME%\etc\deployment-apps on the host you want to act as deployment server. In this case, the app is the "send to indexer" app you created earlier, and the host is the indexer you set up initially.

Question 7

Which Splunk component performs indexing and responds to search requests from the search head?

Accepted Answer

B

Explanation: https://docs.splunk.com/Splexicon:Searchpeer "A Splunk platform instance that responses to search requests from a search head. The term "Search peer" is usually synonymous with the indexer role in a distributed search topology..."

Question 8

When configuring monitor inputs with whitelists or blacklists, what is the supported method of filtering the lists?

Accepted Answer

B

Explanation: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Data/Whitelistorblacklistspecificincomingdat a#Include_or_exclude_specific_incoming_data

Question 9

A non-clustered Splunk environment has three indexers (A,B,C) and two search heads (X, Y). During a search executed on search head X, indexer A crashes. What is Splunk's response?

Accepted Answer

A

Explanation: This is explained in the Splunk documentation1, which states: If an indexer goes down during a search, the search head notifies you that the results might be incomplete. The search head does not attempt to re-run the search on another indexer.

Question 10

In inputs. conf, which stanza would mean Splunk was only reading one local file?

Accepted Answer

B

Explanation: [monitor::/opt/log/crashlog/Jan27crash.txt]. This stanza means that Splunk is monitoring a single local file named Jan27crash.txt in the /opt/log/crashlog/ directory1. The monitor input type is used to monitor files and directories for changes and index any new data that is added2.

Question 11

What is the name of the object that stores events inside of an index?

Accepted Answer

B

Explanation: A bucket is the object that stores events inside of an index. According to the Splunk documentation1, “An index is a collection of directories, also called buckets, that contain index files. Each bucket represents a specific time range.” A bucket can be in one of several states, such as hot, warm, cold, frozen, or thawed1. Buckets are managed by indexers or clusters of indexers1.

Question 12

Who provides the Application Secret, Integration, and Secret keys, as well as the API Hostname when setting up Duo for Multi-Factor Authentication in Splunk Enterprise?

Accepted Answer

A

Explanation: Reference: https://duo.com/docs/splunk

Question 13

What are the values for host and index for [stanza1] used by Splunk during index time, given the following configuration files? https://kxbjsyuhceggsyvxdkof.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/file-images/SPLUNK_SPLK-1003/page_50_img_1.jpg

Accepted Answer

A

Explanation: etc/system/local/ has better precedence at index time - for identical settings in the same file, the last one overwrite others, see : https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/What-is-theprecedence-for-identical-stanzas-within-a-single/m-p/283566

Question 14

When are knowledge bundles distributed to search peers?

Accepted Answer

D

Explanation: "The search head replicates the knowledge bundle periodically in the background or when initiating a search. " "As part of the distributed search process, the search head replicates and distributes its knowledge objects to its search peers, or indexers. Knowledge objects include saved searches, event types, and other entities used in searching accorss indexes. The search head needs to distribute this material to its search peers so that they can properly execute queries on its behalf." Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/DistSearch/Whatsearchheadssend

Question 15

Local user accounts created in Splunk store passwords in which file?

Accepted Answer

A

Explanation: Per the provided reference URL https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Admin/Userseedconf "To set the default username and password, place user-seed.conf in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local. You must restart Splunk to enable configurations. If the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd file is present, the settings in this file (user-seed.conf) are not used."

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