Describe the Splunk Process for Inputting Data CLOUD-CERTIFIED-ADMIN Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   A Splunk admin notices that events from a specific source are being indexed with the wrong timestamps, causing them to appear in the wrong time range in searches. The source type is correctly assigned. What is the most likely cause and the best fix?

   • AThe search head is not configured to use the correct time zone; adjust the search head's time zone settings.
   • BThe input is using a network input instead of a monitor input; switch to a monitor input.
   • CThe index is full; delete old buckets to free space and re-index the data.
   • DThe source type's TIME_FORMAT is incorrect; update props.conf with the correct TIME_FORMAT for that source type.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   Which configuration file is used to define data inputs in Splunk?

   • Asavedsearches.conf
   • Boutputs.conf
   • Cinputs.conf
   • Dprops.conf
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4. 3application · medium

   A Splunk admin needs to ingest logs from a legacy application that writes to a file with a non-standard timestamp format. The admin wants to ensure the timestamp is correctly extracted and the data is searchable as soon as possible. Which approach should the admin take?

   • AUse a scripted input to read the file and write the data with a standard timestamp to a new file, then monitor that new file.
   • BConfigure a monitor input for the file and set the TIME_FORMAT and TIMESTAMP_FIELDS in props.conf for the source type.
   • CIngest the file as a one-time upload and rely on Splunk's automatic timestamp detection.
   • DUse a network input to send the file contents over TCP, and let the receiving port auto-assign a source type.
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5. 4expert · medium

   A Splunk admin is troubleshooting an issue where events from a specific source are being indexed with the correct timestamp, but the events are not being broken correctly. The admin has verified that the LINE_BREAKER setting is correct. What else could be causing the issue?

   • AThe BREAK_ONLY_BEFORE setting is not matching the event start pattern.
   • BThe MAX_EVENTS setting in indexes.conf is too high, allowing too many events to be combined.
   • CThe TRUNCATE setting is too low, causing events to be truncated.
   • DThe SHOULD_LINEMERGE setting is set to false, preventing line merging.
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6. 5application · medium

   A Splunk admin needs to configure a new monitor input on a forwarder that is not running Splunk Web. The admin wants to use the CLI to add the input and then verify it is working. Which CLI command should the admin use to add the input?

   • A./splunk add script /var/log/app.log
   • B./splunk add monitor /var/log/app.log
   • C./splunk add input /var/log/app.log
   • D./splunk add tcp /var/log/app.log
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