Splunk SPLK-2002 Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect Exam Practice Test

Answer : A

This is the index that records changes to .conf files as of Splunk 9.0.According to the Splunk documentation1, the _configtracker index tracks the changes made to the configuration files on the Splunk platform, such as the files in the etc directory.The _configtracker index can help monitor and troubleshoot the configuration changes, and identify the source and time of the changes1. The other options are not indexes that record changes to .conf files.Option B, _introspection, is an index that records the performance metrics of the Splunk platform, such as CPU, memory, disk, and network usage2.Option C, _internal, is an index that records the internal logs and events of the Splunk platform, such as splunkd, metrics, and audit logs3.Option D, _audit, is an index that records the audit events of the Splunk platform, such as user authentication, authorization, and activity4. Therefore, option A is the correct answer, and options B, C, and D are incorrect.

1: About the _configtracker index2: About the _introspection index3: About the _internal index4: About the _audit index

Answer : D

The Splunk server name of the member can typically be determined by the serverName attribute in the server.conf file, which is not explicitly shown in the provided snippet. However, based on the provided configuration snippet, we can infer that this search head cluster member is configured to communicate with a cluster master (master_uri) located at node1 and a management node (mgmt_uri) located at node3. The serverName is not the same as the master_uri or mgmt_uri; these URIs indicate the location of the master and management nodes that this member interacts with.

Since the serverName is not provided in the snippet, one would typically look for a setting under the [general] stanza in server.conf. However, given the options and the common naming conventions in a Splunk environment, node3 would be a reasonable guess for the server name of this member, since it is indicated as the management URI within the [shclustering] stanza, which suggests it might be the name or address of the server in question.

For accurate identification, you would need to access the full server.conf file or the Splunk Web on the search head cluster member and look under Settings > Server settings > General settings to find the actual serverName. Reference for these details would be found in the Splunk documentation regarding the configuration files, particularly server.conf.

Answer : C

According to the Splunk documentation1, the CHARSET setting in props.conf specifies the character set encoding of the source data. This setting has the least impact on indexing performance, as it only affects how Splunk interprets the bytes of the data, not how it processes or transforms the data. The other options are false because:

The SHOULD_LINEMERGE setting in props.conf determines whether Splunk breaks events based on timestamps or newlines.This setting has a significant impact on indexing performance, as it affects how Splunk parses the data and identifies the boundaries of the events2.

The TRUNCATE setting in props.conf specifies the maximum number of characters that Splunk indexes from a single line of a file.This setting has a moderate impact on indexing performance, as it affects how much data Splunk reads and writes to the index3.

The TIME_PREFIX setting in props.conf specifies the prefix that directly precedes the timestamp in the event data.This setting has a moderate impact on indexing performance, as it affects how Splunk extracts the timestamp and assigns it to the event

Answer : D

In the context of splunkd.log events written to the _internal index, the field that identifies the specific log channel is the 'channel' field. This information is confirmed by the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) documentation, where 'channel' is listed as a field name associated with Splunk Audit Logs.

Answer : C

This is the fall-back method for Splunk if .delta replication fails during knowledge bundle replication.Knowledge bundle replication is the process of distributing the knowledge objects, such as lookups, macros, and field extractions, from the search head cluster to the indexer cluster1.Splunk uses two methods of knowledge bundle replication: .delta replication and .bundle replication1..Delta replication is the default and preferred method, as it only replicates the changes or updates to the knowledge objects, which reduces the network traffic and disk space usage1.However, if .delta replication fails for some reason, such as corrupted files or network errors, Splunk automatically switches to .bundle replication, which replicates the entire knowledge bundle, regardless of the changes or updates1.This ensures that the knowledge objects are always synchronized between the search head cluster and the indexer cluster, but it also consumes more network bandwidth and disk space1. The other options are not valid fall-back methods for Splunk.Option A, restarting splunkd, is not a method of knowledge bundle replication, but a way to restart the Splunk daemon on a node2. This may or may not fix the .delta replication failure, but it does not guarantee the synchronization of the knowledge objects.Option B, .delta replication, is not a fall-back method, but the primary method of knowledge bundle replication, which is assumed to have failed in the question1.Option D, restarting mongod, is not a method of knowledge bundle replication, but a way to restart the MongoDB daemon on a node3.This is not related to the knowledge bundle replication, but to the KV store replication, which is a different process3. Therefore, option C is the correct answer, and options A, B, and D are incorrect.

1: How knowledge bundle replication works2: Start and stop Splunk Enterprise3: Restart the KV store

Answer : B

According to the Splunk documentation1, the Splunk Deployer deploys app content to the etc/slave-apps/ directory on the search head cluster members by default. This directory contains the apps that the deployer distributes to the members as part of the configuration bundle. The other options are false because:

The etc/apps/ directory contains the apps that are installed locally on each member, not the apps that are distributed by the deployer2.

The etc/shcluster/ directory contains the configuration files for the search head cluster, not the apps that are distributed by the deployer3.

The etc/deploy-apps/ directory is not a valid Splunk directory, as it does not exist in the Splunk file system structure4.

Answer : C

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/Multisiteoverview2: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.2/Indexer/Clustermanageroverview