What is the role of inputs.conf in a deployment app?

It specifies which data inputs the app should monitor or collect

It controls how data is parsed and transformed during indexing

It defines the app's metadata such as version and description

It stores saved searches and alerts for the app

What is the primary purpose of a deployment app in Splunk?

To replace the need for a deployment server in all environments

To provide a user interface for managing Splunk licenses

To bundle configuration files and content for distribution to multiple Splunk instances

To store indexed data for long-term archival

What is a best practice when referencing paths inside a deployment app?

Use absolute paths to ensure consistency across all instances

Always use Windows-style paths even on Linux

Use relative paths to make the app portable across different Splunk installations

Hard-code the full path to the app directory in every configuration file

A consultant is packaging a deployment app that includes a custom alert action. The alert action requires a Python library that is not included in Splunk's default installation. The library is large and platform-specific. What is the best practice for including this library in the app?

Use a scripted input to download the library at runtime.

Place the library in the system's lib folder and reference it globally.

Include the library in the app's bin folder and reference it from the alert action script.

Require the library to be installed separately on each forwarder.

What is the first step in packaging an app for deployment in Splunk?

Edit the app.conf file to set version number

Create a compressed archive of the app directory

Upload the app to the deployment server

Create the app directory with the necessary subdirectories

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