Describe Which Instances Are Suitable to Configure as the Monitoring Console CORE-CERTIFIED-CONSULTANT Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–8

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a key resource consideration when deciding where to configure the Monitoring Console?

   • AThe instance must be a forwarder to minimize overhead
   • BThe instance must be the same type as the majority of other instances
   • CThe instance should have sufficient CPU and memory to handle monitoring data
   • DThe instance must have a public IP address
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2. 7application · medium

   A large enterprise has a distributed Splunk environment with 50 indexers, 10 search heads, and a cluster of 3 deployment servers. They are planning to deploy the Monitoring Console. The team has a dedicated standalone instance with 8 CPUs and 16 GB RAM that is currently underutilized. What is the most appropriate action?

   • AUse the dedicated standalone instance as the Monitoring Console, as it has sufficient resources and no competing workloads.
   • BUse one of the deployment servers as the Monitoring Console, as it is already managing configurations.
   • CUse one of the search heads as the Monitoring Console, as it can easily be upgraded with more resources.
   • DUse one of the indexers as the Monitoring Console, as it has the most data about the environment.
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3. 8application · medium

   A company has a distributed Splunk environment with 5 indexers and 2 search heads. They want to deploy the Monitoring Console. The team has a standalone instance that is currently running a non-critical internal application. What should they do?

   • AUse the standalone instance as the Monitoring Console, as it is separate from the production Splunk components.
   • BThe Monitoring Console cannot be deployed if the standalone instance is running another application.
   • CUse one of the indexers as the Monitoring Console, as it is the central point of data ingestion.
   • DUse one of the search heads as the Monitoring Console, as it is the user-facing component.
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