A Splunk environment has a search head that frequently runs out of memory during peak search activity. The administrator wants to reduce memory pressure without severely limiting search functionality. Which limits.conf setting is most appropriate to adjust?

Decrease max_searches_per_search

A forwarder is sending data to an indexer, but the forwarder's queue is frequently full, causing data to be dropped. The administrator wants to prevent data loss by increasing the queue size. Which limits.conf setting should be adjusted?

Decrease sendQueueSize in the [tcpout] stanza

Increase sendQueueSize in the [tcpout] stanza

Increase maxKBps in the [tcpout] stanza

Set useACK to true in the [tcpout] stanza

In the Splunk configuration hierarchy, which of the following correctly describes the precedence for limits.conf settings?

System-level limits.conf overrides app-level limits.conf

App-level limits.conf overrides system-level limits.conf

User-level limits.conf overrides app-level limits.conf

All limits.conf files are merged with equal precedence

A Splunk administrator is tuning limits.conf on a search head and an indexer. The administrator wants to improve overall performance but is concerned about the impact of changes. Which best practice should the administrator follow?

Apply the same settings to all Splunk components to ensure consistency

Make all changes at once and restart Splunk to apply them

Set all limits to their maximum values to ensure best performance

Make one change at a time and monitor the impact before making additional changes

After making changes to limits.conf, what is the correct way to apply the changes in Splunk Enterprise?

Reload the configuration using the CLI command 'splunk reload limits'

Restart the Splunk Enterprise service

Run a search to trigger a reload

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Use Limits.conf to Improve Performance SPLK-2002 Practice Questions (Page 2)

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6application · medium
A Splunk environment has a search head that frequently runs out of memory during peak search activity. The administrator wants to reduce memory pressure without severely limiting search functionality. Which limits.conf setting is most appropriate to adjust?
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7application · medium
A forwarder is sending data to an indexer, but the forwarder's queue is frequently full, causing data to be dropped. The administrator wants to prevent data loss by increasing the queue size. Which limits.conf setting should be adjusted?
Select an answer first
8foundation · easy
In the Splunk configuration hierarchy, which of the following correctly describes the precedence for limits.conf settings?
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9expert · hard
A Splunk administrator is tuning limits.conf on a search head and an indexer. The administrator wants to improve overall performance but is concerned about the impact of changes. Which best practice should the administrator follow?
Select an answer first
10foundation · easy
After making changes to limits.conf, what is the correct way to apply the changes in Splunk Enterprise?
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