Articulate the Different Ways Data Can Be Ingested by an Indexer CORE-CERTIFIED-CONSULTANT Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   What is the primary role of a universal forwarder in a Splunk deployment?

   • ATo store data in a distributed manner across multiple nodes
   • BTo collect data from remote sources and send it to indexers
   • CTo parse and index data before sending it to indexers
   • DTo provide a search interface for users
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Which component sends an acknowledgment to a forwarder after successfully indexing data?

   • ALicense master
   • BSearch head
   • CIndexer
   • DDeployment server
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4. 8expert · hard

   A company uses HEC to ingest data from a third-party application. The application sends events in batches and sometimes receives HTTP 503 responses from Splunk. The architect wants to ensure that no events are lost during these failures. What should be implemented?

   • AConfigure a universal forwarder to send the HEC data to the indexer.
   • BEnable indexer acknowledgment on the HEC token and configure the application to retry failed batches.
   • CConfigure the HEC token to use a larger maximum event size.
   • DConfigure the application to send events one at a time instead of in batches.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of indexer acknowledgment in Splunk?

   • ATo ensure reliable data delivery and prevent data loss
   • BTo authenticate users before they can search
   • CTo route data to the correct index based on its source
   • DTo compress data before it is stored
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6. 10application · medium

   A company has a Splunk deployment with heavy forwarders that parse and route data before sending to indexers. They are adding a new data source that requires complex parsing and field extraction at the edge. Which ingestion approach should they use?

   • AConfigure the indexer to parse the data using props.conf and transforms.conf.
   • BConfigure a universal forwarder to send raw data to the heavy forwarder for parsing.
   • CConfigure the new data source to send directly to the indexer via HEC.
   • DConfigure the heavy forwarder with a monitor input for the new data source and apply parsing configurations.
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