An organization uses a custom Splunk app that writes critical metrics to a specific index. The admin wants the Monitoring Console to flag if the index stops receiving data. What is the most effective way to extend MC health checks to monitor this?

Create a custom health check that runs a search against the index and evaluates the results.

Add the index to the 'Monitoring Console Inputs' configuration to enable monitoring.

Use the MC's built-in alerting to send an email when the index is empty.

Modify the existing 'Indexer Health' check to include the custom index.

Which Splunk components are typically covered by Monitoring Console health checks?

Only forwarders and deployment servers

Only standalone Splunk Enterprise instances

Indexers, search heads, forwarders, and cluster masters

How does the Monitoring Console schedule health checks for Splunk components?

Health checks run only when manually triggered by an administrator

Health checks run continuously in real time

Health checks run at fixed intervals defined in the MC configuration

Health checks run only after a component reports an error

What is a common method to extend Monitoring Console health checks with custom checks?

Adding a custom check to the health check configuration files

Editing the health check results directly in the MC UI

Installing a third-party app that automatically adds custom checks

Creating a new saved search and adding it to the MC dashboard

When a health check returns a 'red' status, what should an administrator do first?

Ignore the status and wait for the next scheduled check

Review the recommended actions provided by the health check

Delete the health check and recreate it

Restart the Splunk component immediately

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