A forwarder is not receiving a deployment app, and the admin sees the following error in the forwarder's splunkd.log: 'Deployment client failed to connect to server'. What is the most likely cause?

The deployment app has a syntax error in its configuration.

The forwarder's hostname is not resolvable.

The forwarder is not in the correct server class.

The deployment server URL in deploymentclient.conf is incorrect or unreachable.

A company has 500 forwarders split across two data centers. The admin needs to deploy a new app to all forwarders, but the deployment server is in a different network segment, and the forwarders in the second data center have restricted outbound access. What is the most effective way to ensure all forwarders receive the app?

Manually copy the app to each forwarder in the restricted data center.

Set up a second deployment server in the restricted data center and configure the forwarders there to use it.

Use a VPN to allow the forwarders to reach the primary deployment server.

Configure the forwarders to use a deployment server in the cloud.

An admin has a deployment app that should only be applied to forwarders with hostnames starting with 'web'. The admin creates a server class and needs to configure the matching criteria. What should the admin use in the server class definition?

A wildcard character in the 'serverClass' name field.

A machine type filter set to 'web'.

A list of explicit hostnames in the 'clientName' field.

A regular expression in the 'hostname' filter field.

An admin updates a deployment app and pushes it to forwarders. After the update, one forwarder stops sending data. The admin checks the forwarder and sees the app is present, but the inputs.conf has been overwritten with an empty file. What is the most likely cause?

The forwarder's deployment client is malfunctioning.

The forwarder's local inputs.conf was deleted during the deployment.

The deployment server is pushing a corrupted version of the app.

The admin accidentally deployed an empty inputs.conf in the updated app.

An admin creates a new deployment app and assigns it to a server class. The admin wants to verify that the app is being deployed correctly to a test forwarder. What is the quickest way to confirm the deployment?

Restart the forwarder and check if the new configuration takes effect.

Use the deployment server's monitoring console to view the forwarder's last check-in time.

Check the forwarder's $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps directory for the app and review the splunkd.log for deployment messages.

Run a search on the deployment server for the forwarder's hostname.

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11application · medium
A forwarder is not receiving a deployment app, and the admin sees the following error in the forwarder's splunkd.log: 'Deployment client failed to connect to server'. What is the most likely cause?
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12expert · hard
A company has 500 forwarders split across two data centers. The admin needs to deploy a new app to all forwarders, but the deployment server is in a different network segment, and the forwarders in the second data center have restricted outbound access. What is the most effective way to ensure all forwarders receive the app?
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13application · medium
An admin has a deployment app that should only be applied to forwarders with hostnames starting with 'web'. The admin creates a server class and needs to configure the matching criteria. What should the admin use in the server class definition?
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14application · medium
An admin updates a deployment app and pushes it to forwarders. After the update, one forwarder stops sending data. The admin checks the forwarder and sees the app is present, but the inputs.conf has been overwritten with an empty file. What is the most likely cause?
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15application · medium
An admin creates a new deployment app and assigns it to a server class. The admin wants to verify that the app is being deployed correctly to a test forwarder. What is the quickest way to confirm the deployment?
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