Splunk SPLK-2002 Exam Dumps

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Question # 1

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.

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Question # 2

A customer has installed a 500GB Enterprise license. They also purchased and installed a 300GB, no enforcement license on the same license master. How much data can the customer ingest before search is locked out?

A. 300GB. After this limit, search is locked out.
B. 500GB. After this limit, search is locked out.
C. 800GB. After this limit, search is locked out.
D. Search is not locked out. Violations are still recorded.

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Question # 3

To activate replication for an index in an indexer cluster, what attribute must be configured in indexes.conf on all peer nodes?

A. repFactor = 0
B. replicate = 0
C. repFactor = auto
D. replicate = auto

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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.

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Question # 5

Before users can use a KV store, an admin must create a collection. Where is a collection is defined?

A. kvstore.conf
B. collection.conf
C. collections.conf
D. kvcollections.conf

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Question # 6

Which of the following can a Splunk diag contain? 

A. Search history, Splunk users and their roles, running processes, indexed data
B . Server specs, current open connections, internal Splunk log files, index listings
C. KV store listings, internal Splunk log files, search peer bundles listings, indexed data
D. Splunk platform configuration details, Splunk users and their roles, current open connections, index listings

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Question # 7

Which of the following tasks should the architect perform when building a deployment plan? (Select all that apply.)

A. Use case checklist.
B. Install Splunk apps.
C. Inventory data sources.
D. Review network topology.

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Question # 8

A Splunk user successfully extracted an ip address into a field called src_ip. Their colleague cannot see that field in their search results with events known to have src_ip. Which of the following may explain the problem? (Select all that apply.)

A. The field was extracted as a private knowledge object.
B. The events are tagged as communicate, but are missing the network tag.
C. The Typing Queue, which does regular expression replacements, is blocked.
D. The colleague did not explicitly use the field in the search and the search was set to Fast Mode.

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Question # 9

Which Splunk tool offers a health check for administrators to evaluate the health of their Splunk deployment?

A. btool
B. DiagGen
C. SPL Clinic
D. Monitoring Console

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Question # 10

What is the logical first step when starting a deployment plan?

A. Inventory the currently deployed logging infrastructure.
B. Determine what apps and use cases will be implemented.
C. Gather statistics on the expected adoption of Splunk for sizing.
D. Collect the initial requirements for the deployment from all stakeholders.

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Question # 11

When adding or decommissioning a member from a Search Head Cluster (SHC), what is the proper order of operations? 

A. 1. Delete Splunk Enterprise, if it exists.2. Install and initialize the instance.3. Join the SHC.
B. 1. Install and initialize the instance.2. Delete Splunk Enterprise, if it exists.3. Join the SHC.
C. 1. Initialize cluster rebalance operation.2. Remove master node from cluster.3. Trigger replication.
D. 1. Trigger replication.2. Remove master node from cluster.3. Initialize cluster rebalance operation.

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Question # 12

What is the minimum reference server specification for a Splunk indexer?

A. 12 CPU cores, 12GB RAM, 800 IOPS
B. 16 CPU cores, 16GB RAM, 800 IOPS
C. 24 CPU cores, 16GB RAM, 1200 IOPS
D. 28 CPU cores, 32GB RAM, 1200 IOPS

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Question # 13

When Splunk is installed, where are the internal indexes stored by default? 

A. SPLUNK_HOME/bin
B. SPLUNK_HOME/var/lib
C. SPLUNK_HOME/var/run
D. SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default

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Question # 14

At which default interval does metrics.log generate a periodic report regarding license utilization? 

A. 10 seconds
B. 30 seconds
C. 60 seconds
D. 300 seconds

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Question # 15

What is a Splunk Job? (Select all that apply.)

A. A user-defined Splunk capability.
B. Searches that are subjected to some usage quota.
C. A search process kicked off via a report or an alert.
D. A child OS process manifested from the splunkd process.

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Question # 16

Which server.conf attribute should be added to the master node's server.conf file when decommissioning a site in an indexer cluster? 

A. site_mappings
B. available_sites
C. site_search_factor
D. site_replication_factor

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Question # 17

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.

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Question # 18

Which of the following statements describe search head clustering? (Select all that apply.)

A. A deployer is required.
B. At least three search heads are needed.
C. Search heads must meet the high-performance reference server requirements.
D. The deployer must have sufficient CPU and network resources to process service requests and push configurations.

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Question # 19

What does setting site=site0 on all Search Head Cluster members do in a multi-site indexer cluster? 

A. Disables search site affinity.
B. Sets all members to dynamic captaincy.
C. Enables multisite search artifact replication.
D. Enables automatic search site affinity discovery.

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Question # 20

A three-node search head cluster is skipping a large number of searches across time. What should be done to increase scheduled search capacity on the search head cluster?

A. Create a job server on the cluster.
B. Add another search head to the cluster.
C. server.conf captain_is_adhoc_searchhead = true.
D. Change limits.conf value for max_searches_per_cpu to a higher value.

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Question # 21

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)

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