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Splunk SPLK-3003 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Search and Reporting | 14% | - Search Optimization
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| Monitoring and Troubleshooting | 12% | - Monitoring Console
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| Indexer Clustering | 18% | - Cluster Architecture
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| Distributed Search | 10% | - Distributed Search Architecture
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| Configuration Management | 8% | - Deployment Server
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| Search Head Clustering | 14% | - Cluster Management
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| Data Onboarding and Indexing | 12% | - Data Processing
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| Security and Authentication | 12% | - Access Management
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Splunk Core Certified Consultant Sample Questions:
A search head has been configured in the Monitoring Console (MC) and has the role of indexer and search head. What is the reason for this?
- A. Best practice is to configure search heads with indexer and search head roles.
- B. This is the default role assignment for all hosts.
- C. The search head has not been configured with the forwarder role.
- D. The search head was set up before it was given an outputs.conf.
Correct Answer: C π³οΈ
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In the diagrammed environment shown below, the customer would like the data read by the universal forwarders to set an indexed field containing the UF's host name. Where would the parsing configurations need to be installed for this to work?
- A. All heavy forwarders.
- B. Only the indexers.
- C. On all parsing Splunk instances.
- D. All universal forwarders.
Correct Answer: C π³οΈ
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A customer is migrating their existing Splunk Indexer from an old set of hardware to a new set of indexers. What is the earliest method to migrate the system?
- A. 1. Add new indexers to the cluster as peers, in the same site. 2. Update the replication factor by
+1 to Instruct the cluster to start replicating to new peers. 3. Allow time for CM to fix/migrate buckets to new hardware. 4. Remove all the old indexers from the CM's list. - B. 1. Add new indexers to the cluster as new site. 2. Update cluster master (CM) server.conf to include the new available site. 3. Allow time for CM to fix/migrate buckets to new hardware. 4.Remove the old indexers from the CM's list.
- C. 1. Add new indexers to the cluster as peers, in the same site (if needed). 2. Ensure new indexers receive common configuration. 3. Decommission old indexers (one at a time) to allow time for CM to fix/migrate buckets to new hardware. 4. Remove all the old indexers from the CM's list.
- D. 1. Add new indexers to the cluster as peers, to a new site. 2. Ensure new indexers receive common configuration from the CM. 3. Decommission old indexers (one at a time) to allow time for CM to fix/migrate buckets to new hardware. 4. Remove all the old indexers from the CM's list.
Correct Answer: C π³οΈ
How does Monitoring Console (MC) initially identify the server role(s) of a new Splunk Instance?
- A. The MC assigns all possible roles by default.
- B. The MC uses a REST endpoint to query the server.
- C. Roles are manually assigned within the MC.
- D. Roles are read from distsearch.conf.
Correct Answer: B π³οΈ
For indexer clustering, what options exist for pre-migration buckets when performing a single-site to multisite migration?
- A. Multisite migration can only migrate existing buckets to the new multisite policies.
- B. Existing buckets pre-migration must be removed from the indexer cluster before proceeding with multisite migration.
- C. Multisite migration can only maintain existing buckets under the previous single-site policies.
- D. Multisite migration can either maintain existing buckets under the previous single-site or migrate them to the new multisite policies.
Correct Answer: D π³οΈ
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