Splunk SPLK-1003 Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 13

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Howtoeditaconfigurationfile#Clear%20a%20setting

Reference: https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Splunk-forwarder/m-p/18009 The forwarder that is recommended by Splunk to use in a production environment is the universal forwarder. The universal forwarder is a lightweight Splunk agent that forwards data to indexers or other forwarders. The universal forwarder has a small footprint and consumes minimal system resources. It also supports secure and reliable data forwarding with encryption and acknowledgement features. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. Reference: Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin | Splunk, [About forwarding and receiving data - Splunk Documentation]

Reference: https://github.com/packetiq/SplunkArchitect/blob/master/Install-and-Configure-Splunk-Enterprise-Components.md

The Splunk component that requires a separate installation package is the universal forwarder. The universal forwarder is a lightweight Splunk agent that forwards data to indexers or other forwarders.

The universal forwarder has a different installation package than the Splunk Enterprise package, which includes all the other Splunk components. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

Reference: Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin | Splunk, [About installing Splunk Enterprise with a universal forwarder - Splunk Documentation]

Reference

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.3/Admin/Configurationparametersandthedatapipeline

The parsing phase is the process of extracting fields and values from raw data. The parsing phase respects LINE_BREAKER, SHOULD_LINEMERGE, BREAK_ONLY_BEFORE_DATE, and all other line merging settings in props.conf. These settings determine how Splunk breaks the data into events based on certain criteria, such as timestamps or regular expressions. The event boundaries are defined by the props.conf file, which can be modified by the administrator. Therefore, the parsing phase is the last opportunity for defining event boundaries.

Set the stanza to have a server value equal to a comma-separated list of IP addresses and indexer ports for each of the indexers in the environment. This is explained in the Splunk documentation1, which states:

To enable automatic load balancing, set the stanza to have a server value equal to a commaseparated list of IP addresses and indexer ports for each of the indexers in the environment. For example:

[tcpout] server=10.1.1.1:9997,10.1.1.2:9997,10.1.1.3:9997

The forwarder then distributes data across all of the indexers in the list.

The correct methods to connect a deployment client to a deployment server are A and C. You can either run the command splunk set deploy-poll <IP_address/hostname>:<management_port> from the command line of the deployment client1 or create and edit a deploymentclient.conf file in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local on the deployment client2. Both methods require you to specify the IP address, hostname, and management port of the deployment server that you want the client to connect to.

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/DistSearch/SHCarchitecture

Scroll down to section titled, How the cluster handles concurrent search quotas, "Overall search quota. This quota determines the maximum number of historical searches (combined scheduled and ad hoc) that the cluster can run concurrently. This quota is configured with max_Searches_per_cpu and related settings in limits.conf."

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https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Security/SetupuserauthenticationwithSplunk

Splunk authentication: Provides Admin, Power and User by default, and you can define your own roles using a list of capabilities. If you have an Enterprise license, Splunk authentication is enabled by default. See Set up user authentication with Splunk's built-in system for more information. LDAP:

Splunk Enterprise supports authentication with its internal authentication services or your existing LDAP server. See Set up user authentication with LDAP for more information. Scripted authentication API: Use scripted authentication to integrate Splunk authentication with an external authentication system, such as RADIUS or PAM. See Set up user authentication with external systems for more information. Note: Authentication, including native authentication, LDAP, and scripted authentication, is not available in Splunk Free.