Subsearches core-certified-advanced-power-user Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21expert · medium

   A Splunk environment has a subsearch that returns 60,000 results. The admin needs to filter the outer search by all 60,000 values. The admin increases `maxresultrows` in limits.conf to 100,000. However, the outer search still only uses 50,000 values. What is the most likely reason?

   • AThe subsearch is using `format` which overrides the limit setting.
   • BThe admin needs to restart Splunk for the limits.conf change to take effect.
   • CThe outer search is using a `join` command, which has its own limit of 50,000 results.
   • DThe `maxresultrows` setting is not the correct setting; the correct setting is `maxsubsearchresults` in limits.conf.
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a formatting caveat when using subsearches?

   • ASubsearches must be placed at the end of the search.
   • BSubsearches cannot contain any commands other than search.
   • CQuotes inside the subsearch must be escaped correctly to avoid breaking the search.
   • DSubsearches cannot use time modifiers.
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4. 23foundation · easy

   In a Splunk search, what is the purpose of enclosing a portion of the search in square brackets, such as [search index=security action=failure]?

   • AIt forces the enclosed portion to run after the outer search completes.
   • BIt groups commands to run in parallel with the outer search.
   • CIt comments out the enclosed portion so it is ignored during execution.
   • DIt defines a subsearch that runs first and passes its results to the outer search.
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5. 24foundation · easy

   Which statement correctly describes how a subsearch interacts with the outer search?

   • AThe subsearch runs first, and its results are used by the outer search as a filter or input.
   • BThe subsearch only runs if the outer search returns no results.
   • CThe outer search runs first, and its results are used by the subsearch.
   • DBoth searches run simultaneously and merge their results.
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6. 25foundation · easy

   How can you fix the 'Subsearch produced too many results' error?

   • ARefine the subsearch to return fewer results, such as by adding a more specific filter.
   • BIgnore the error; the results are still accurate.
   • CIncrease the outer search's result limit.
   • DRemove the subsearch and use a join instead.
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