Splunk SPLK-1003 - Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.2/Admin/Distdeploylicenses#:~:text=License%20requirements,do%20not%20index%20external%20data.

" All Splunk Enterprise instances functioning as management components needs access to an Enterprise license. Management components include the deployment server, the indexer cluster manager node, the search head cluster deployer, and the monitoring console. "

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.2/Updating/Aboutdeploymentserver

" The deployment server is the tool for distributing configurations, apps, and content updates to groups of Splunk Enterprise instances. "

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.0/Data/Configuretimestamprecognition

" Specify how far (how many characters) into an event Splunk software should look for a timestamp. " since TIME_PREFIX = ^ and timestamp is from 0-29 position, so D=30 will pick up the WHOLE timestamp correctly.

The HTTP Event Collector (HEC) supports indexer acknowledgment to confirm event delivery. Each acknowledgment is associated with a uniqueGUID(Globally Unique Identifier).

GUID ensures events are not re-indexed in the case of retries.

Incorrect Options:

B, C, D:These are not valid channel values in HEC acknowledgments.

Search-time field extractions are the process of extracting fields from events after they are indexed. Search-time field extractions are specified on the search head, which is the Splunk component that handles searching and reporting. Search-time field extractions are configured in props.conf and transforms.conf files, which are located in the etc/system/local directory on the search head. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. References: Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin | Splunk, [About fields - Splunk Documentation]

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Forwarding/Forwarddatatothird-partysystemsd

" You can specify a SEDCMD configuration in props.conf to address data that contains characters that the third-party server cannot process. "

The correct attribute is:

_TCP_ROUTING = < target_group >

In inputs.conf, _TCP_ROUTING is used to route data from a specific input to a specific TCP output group. The target group must be defined in outputs.conf.

Example:

# inputs.conf

[monitor:///var/log/app.log]

index = app_index

_TCP_ROUTING = indexer_group_1

The corresponding group is defined in outputs.conf:

[tcpout:indexer_group_1]

server = indexer1.example.com:9997,indexer2.example.com:9997

This allows specific inputs to be sent to particular indexer groups.

A role in Splunk is a classification that determines what capabilities and indexes a user has.A capability is a permission to perform a specific action or access a specific feature on the Splunk platform1.An index is a collection of data that Splunk software processes andstores2. By assigning roles to users, you can control what they can do and what data they can access on the Splunk platform.

Therefore, the correct answers are A and D. A role in Splunk determines what capabilities and indexes a user has. Option B is incorrect because Splunk servers do not use roles to remotely control each other.Option C is incorrect because Splunk servers use instances and components to determine what functions they control3.

The correct answer is C. On Deployment Server, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/deployment-apps.

A deployment server is a Splunk Enterprise instance that acts as a centralized configuration manager for any number of other instances, called “deployment clients”. A deployment client can be a universal forwarder, a non-clustered indexer, or a search head1.

A deployment app is a directory that contains any content that you want to download to a set of deployment clients. The content can include a Splunk Enterprise app, a set of Splunk Enterprise configurations, or other content, such as scripts, images, and supporting files2.

You create a deployment app by creating a directory for it on the deployment server. The default location is $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/deployment-apps, but this is configurable through the repositoryLocation attribute in serverclass.conf. Underneath this location, each app must have its own subdirectory. The name of the subdirectory serves as the app name in the forwarder management interface2.

The other options are incorrect because:

A. On Universal Forwarder, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps. This is the location where the deployment app resides after it is downloaded from the deployment server to the universal forwarder. It is not the location of the app before it is deployed2.

B. On Deployment Server, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps. This is the location where the apps that are specific to the deployment server itself reside. It is not the location where the deployment apps for the clients are stored2.

D. On Universal Forwarder, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/deployment-apps. This is not a valid location for any app on a universal forwarder. The universal forwarder does not act as a deployment server and does not store deployment apps3.