Describe the Role of Forwarders CLOUD-CERTIFIED-ADMIN Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A universal forwarder is sending data to Splunk Cloud. The data is being indexed, but some events are missing. The forwarder's queue is full. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe search head is not displaying all events
   • BThe indexer is not receiving data
   • CThe forwarder is not monitoring the correct file
   • DThe forwarder is dropping data because the queue is full
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2. 12application · medium

   A company has multiple remote sites. Each site has a local forwarder that sends data to a central forwarder at headquarters, which then forwards to Splunk Cloud. What is a benefit of this architecture?

   • AProvides real-time search capability
   • BReduced bandwidth usage on the WAN link
   • CEliminates the need for indexers
   • DEnsures data is always parsed at the source
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4. 13foundation · easy

   What is the primary advantage of using a direct forwarding architecture where forwarders send data directly to the indexer?

   • AIt provides built-in data encryption
   • BIt eliminates the need for indexers
   • CIt allows for centralized parsing and filtering of data
   • DIt reduces the number of hops and simplifies the data path
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5. 14foundation · easy

   In a Splunk Cloud deployment, what is the role of a forwarder in the data ingestion process?

   • AIt collects data from remote sources and sends it to the Splunk Cloud indexer
   • BIt provides a search interface for users to query indexed data
   • CIt acts as the central repository for all indexed data
   • DIt manages user authentication and access control for the Splunk Cloud environment
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6. 15application · medium

   A Splunk Cloud admin needs to check the status of forwarders that are sending data to Splunk Cloud. Which method should they use?

   • AUse the 'forwarder status' command in Splunk Web
   • BCheck the forwarder's local logs
   • CSSH into each forwarder and run 'splunk status'
   • DUse the Monitoring Console in Splunk Cloud
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