Articulate How to Configure the MC for a Single or Distributed Environment CORE-CERTIFIED-CONSULTANT Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A consultant is validating the Monitoring Console configuration in a distributed environment. The health check shows that the MC is collecting data from all components, but the data appears to be incomplete for some indexers. What should the consultant do to troubleshoot this issue?

   • AVerify that the indexers are sending data to the MC instance.
   • BEnsure the MC app is enabled on the indexers.
   • CCheck the MC inputs on the indexers to ensure they are collecting all required metrics.
   • DConfirm that the indexers have the MC server role assigned.
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2. 2expert · hard

   A consultant is setting up the Monitoring Console in a distributed environment. The MC instance is behind a firewall that only allows traffic on port 8089. The consultant has added all components as monitoring targets. However, the health check shows that the MC cannot collect data from any of the targets. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe firewall is blocking the management port used by the MC to communicate with the targets.
   • BThe MC app is not enabled on the targets.
   • CThe MC server role is not assigned to the targets.
   • DThe targets are not sending data to the MC instance.
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4. 3application · medium

   In a distributed Splunk environment, the Monitoring Console is installed on a dedicated instance. The consultant needs to ensure that the MC can collect data from all indexers. What configuration is required on the indexers?

   • AConfigure the indexers to send data to the MC instance.
   • BInstall the MC app on each indexer.
   • CEnable the MC server role on each indexer.
   • DAdd the indexers as monitoring targets in the MC settings.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   What is the first step to enable the Monitoring Console on a single Splunk instance?

   • AInstall the Monitoring Console app from Splunkbase.
   • BRestart the Splunk instance.
   • CConfigure the inputs.conf file manually.
   • DCreate a new index for monitoring data.
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6. 5foundation · easy

   In a single-instance Splunk deployment, what role does the instance play when the Monitoring Console is enabled?

   • AIt acts only as the MC server, monitoring external components.
   • BIt acts as a forwarder, sending data to an external MC server.
   • CIt acts as both the MC server and the monitored component.
   • DIt acts only as a monitored component, with the MC server on a separate instance.
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