What is the primary purpose of using a forwarder in Splunk data input management?

To execute search queries against indexed data

To provide a web interface for users to interact with Splunk

To collect data from remote sources and send it to indexers

To store indexed data for long-term retention

A Splunk indexer is configured with a `maxDataSize` of 10 GB and `maxHotBuckets` of 3. During peak ingestion, the indexer frequently rolls hot buckets, causing performance degradation. The administrator wants to reduce roll frequency while ensuring that the indexer does not exceed its disk capacity. Which configuration change is most appropriate?

Increase `maxHotBuckets` to 6 and keep `maxDataSize` at 10 GB.

Increase `maxDataSize` to 20 GB and keep `maxHotBuckets` at 3.

Decrease `maxDataSize` to 5 GB and increase `maxHotBuckets` to 6.

Set `maxDataSize` to 0 to disable size-based rolling.

A Splunk indexer is running low on disk space because cold buckets are accumulating. The administrator wants to free up disk space while retaining the ability to search older data if needed. Which action should be taken?

Delete the oldest buckets permanently to free space.

Roll the cold buckets to warm to reduce their size.

Freeze the oldest buckets to archive them to a remote storage.

Increase the max data size for the index to allow more data per bucket.

In an indexer cluster, what is the role of the cluster master?

To provide a user interface for managing the cluster

To collect data from forwarders and send it to peers

To manage the cluster and coordinate replication and search

To store all indexed data and serve search requests

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What is the primary purpose of using a forwarder in Splunk data input management?

A Splunk indexer is running low on disk space because cold buckets are accumulating. The administrator wants to free up disk space while retaining the ability to search older data if needed. Which action should be taken?

In an indexer cluster, what is the role of the cluster master?

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