Use Optional Settings for Monitor Inputs CLOUD-CERTIFIED-ADMIN Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–35

1. 31application · medium

   A Splunk admin is configuring a monitor input for a large log file that is already 500 MB in size. The admin only wants to index new data that is appended to the file, not the existing content. Which setting should be used to achieve this?

   • ASet `maxEventSize = 500000000` in the monitor input.
   • BSet `followTail = true` in the monitor input.
   • CSet `seek = 0` in the monitor input.
   • DSet `time_before_close = 86400` in the monitor input.
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2. 32foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of using a regular expression to set the host for a monitor input?

   • ATo specify the index where data should be stored
   • BTo extract the host name from the file path
   • CTo filter out unwanted files from being monitored
   • DTo determine the source type of the data
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4. 33application · medium

   A Splunk admin is monitoring a log file on a network filesystem that occasionally experiences slow reads. The admin wants to ensure that Splunk does not hang indefinitely when reading from this file. Which setting should be configured to manage slow or stalled reads?

   • ASet `threads = 4` in the monitor input.
   • BSet `maxEventSize = 1000000` in the monitor input.
   • CSet `followTail = true` in the monitor input.
   • DSet `readTimeout = 30` in the monitor input.
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5. 34foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of the number of threads setting for a monitor input?

   • ATo control how many threads are used to read files
   • BTo determine the source type of the data
   • CTo specify the character encoding of the file
   • DTo set the maximum size of a single event
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6. 35application · medium

   A Splunk admin is configuring a monitor input for a log file that is actively being written to. The admin wants to ensure that Splunk starts reading from the end of the file, so that only new data is indexed, not the existing content. Which setting should be configured?

   • ASet `ignoreOlderThan = 1d` in the monitor input.
   • BSet `time_before_close = 86400` in the monitor input.
   • CSet `seek = 0` in the monitor input.
   • DSet `followTail = true` in the monitor input.
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