SPLK-2002 Exam Dumps - Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect Questions and Answers

In search head clustering, there are two methods to transfer captaincy to a different member. One method is to use the Search Head Clustering settings menu from Splunk Web on any member. This method allows the user to select a specific member to become the new captain, or to let Splunk choose the best candidate. The other method is to run the splunk transfer shcluster-captain command from the member that the user wants to become the new captain. This method requires the user to know the name of the target member and to have access to the CLI of that member. Using the Monitoring Console is not a method to transfer captaincy, because the Monitoring Console does not have the option to change the captain. Running the splunk transfer shcluster-captain command from the current captain is not a method to transfer captaincy, because this command will fail with an error message

The index=_internal component=DC* host= search will show all deployment client messages from the universal forwarder. The component field indicates the type of Splunk component that generated the message, and the host field indicates the host name of the machine that sent the message. The index=_audit component=DC* host= search will not return any results, because the deployment client messages are not stored in the _audit index. The index=_internal component=DS* host= search will show the deployment server messages from the deployment server, not the client. The index=_audit component=DS* host= search will also not return any results, for the same reason as above

A multisite indexer cluster is a type of indexer cluster that spans multiple geographic locations or sites. A multisite indexer cluster requires only one cluster manager, also known as the master node, for the entire cluster. The cluster manager is responsible for coordinating the replication and search activities among the peer nodes across all sites. The cluster manager can reside in any site, but it must be accessible by all peer nodes and search heads in the cluster. Option C is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because having two cluster managers for the entire cluster would introduce redundancy and complexity. Option B is incorrect because having one cluster manager for each site would create separate clusters, not a multisite cluster. Option D is incorrect because having two cluster managers for each site would be unnecessary and inefficient12

1: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.2/Indexer/Multisiteoverview 2: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.2/Indexer/Clustermanageroverview

Splunk Enterprise licensing is based on the amount of data that is ingested and indexed by the Splunk platform per day1. The data that counts against the license is the data that is stored in the indexes that are visible to the users and searchable by the Splunk software2. The indexes that are visible and searchable by default are the main index and any custom indexes that are created by the users or the apps3. The main index is the default index where Splunk Enterprise stores all data, unless otherwise specified4.

Option B is the correct answer because the data for the main index will count against the ingest-based license, as it is a visible and searchable index by default. Option A is incorrect because the summary index is a special type of index that stores the results of scheduled reports or accelerated data models, which do not count against the license. Option C is incorrect because the _metrics index is an internal index that stores metrics data about the Splunk platform performance, which does not count against the license. Option D is incorrect because the _introspection index is another internal index that stores data about the impact of the Splunk software on the host system, such as CPU, memory, disk, and network usage, which does not count against the license.

The deployer is a Splunk Enterprise instance that distributes apps and other configurations to the members of a search head cluster1.

The deployer cannot share functionality with any other Splunk Enterprise instance, including the license master, the master node, or the monitoring console2.

However, the search head cluster members can share functionality with the master node and the monitoring console, as long as they are not designated as the captain of the cluster3.

Therefore, the correct answer is B. License master, as it is the only instance that cannot share functionality with the deployer under any circumstances.

The curl https://serverhost:8089/services/admin/inputstatus/TailingProcessor:FileStatus command is used to check the status of the tailed files when troubleshooting monitor inputs. Monitor inputs are inputs that monitor files or directories for new data and send the data to Splunk for indexing. The TailingProcessor:FileStatus endpoint returns information about the files that are being monitored by the Tailing Processor, such as the file name, path, size, position, and status. The splunk cmd btool inputs list | tail command is used to list the inputs configurations from the inputs.conf file and pipe the output to the tail command. The splunk cmd btool check inputs layer command is used to check the inputs configurations for syntax errors and layering. The curl https://serverhost:8089/services/admin/inputstatus/TailingProcessor:Tailstatus command does not exist, and it is not a valid endpoint.

Increasing the search factor in the cluster will best address the requirement of high availability for searchable data. The search factor determines how many copies of searchable data are maintained by the cluster. A higher search factor means that more indexers can serve the data in case of a failure or a maintenance event. Increasing the replication factor will improve the availability of raw data, but not searchable data. Increasing the number of search heads or CPUs on the indexers will improve the search performance, but not the availability of searchable data. For more information, see Replication factor and search factor in the Splunk documentation.

According to the Splunk documentation1, determining data capacity for an index is a complex task that depends on several factors, such as:

Average size of event data. This is the average number of bytes per event that you send to Splunk. The larger the events, the more storage space they require and the more indexing time they consume.

Number of data sources. This is the number of different types of data that you send to Splunk, such as logs, metrics, network packets, etc. The more data sources you have, the more diverse and complex your data is, and the more processing and parsing Splunk needs to do to index it.

Peak data rates. This is the maximum amount of data that you send to Splunk per second, minute, hour, or day. The higher the peak data rates, the more load and pressure Splunk faces to index the data in a timely manner.

The other option is false because:

Number of concurrent searches on data. This is not a factor that affects daily indexing volume, as it is related to the search performance and the search scheduler, not the indexing process. However, it can affect the overall resource utilization and the responsiveness of Splunk2.

According to the Splunk documentation1, any search head in the cluster can update the KV store collection. The KV store collection is replicated across all the cluster members, and any write operation is delegated to the KV store captain, who then synchronizes the changes with the other members. The KV store primary search head is not a valid term, as there is no such role in a search head cluster. The other options are false because:

The search head cluster captain is not the only node that can update the KV store collection, as any member can initiate a write operation1.

Any search head except the captain can also update the KV store collection, as the write operation will be delegated to the captain1.

The splunk edit licenser-localslave command is used to convert a Splunk instance to a license slave. This command will configure the Splunk instance to contact a license master and receive a license from it. This command should be used when the Splunk instance is part of a distributed deployment and needs to share a license pool with other instances. The splunk add licenses command is used to add a license to a Splunk instance, not to convert it to a license slave. The splunk list licenser-slaves command is used to list the license slaves that are connected to a license master, not to convert a Splunk instance to a license slave. The splunk list licenser-localslave command is used to list the license master that a license slave is connected to, not to convert a Splunk instance to a license slave. For more information, see Configure license slaves in the Splunk documentation.