SPLK-2002 Exam Dumps and Practice Questions

The index-time props.conf attributes that impact indexing performance are LINE_BREAKER and SHOULD_LINEMERGE. These attributes determine how Splunk breaks the incoming data into events and whether it merges multiple events into one. These operations can affect the indexing speed and the disk space consumption. The REPORT attribute does not impact indexing performance, as it is used to apply transforms at search time. The ANNOTATE_PUNCT attribute does not impact indexing performance, as it is used to add punctuation metadata to events at search time. For more information, see [About props.conf and transforms.conf] in the Splunk documentation.

A monitored log file is changing on the forwarder, but Splunk searches are not finding any new data that has been added. This could be caused by two possible reasons: B. An admin has removed the Splunk fishbucket on the forwarder. C. The last 256 bytes of the monitored file are not changing. Option B is correct because the Splunk fishbucket is a directory that stores information about the files that have been monitored by Splunk, such as the file name, size, modification time, and CRC checksum. If an admin removes the fishbucket, Splunk will lose track of the files that have been previously indexed and will not index any new data from those files. Option C is correct because Splunk uses the CRC checksum of the last 256 bytes of a monitored file to determine if the file has changed since the last time it was read. If the last 256 bytes of the file are not changing, Splunk will assume that the file is unchanged and will not index any new data from it. Option A is incorrect because running thesplunk clean eventdata -index <indexname>command on the indexer will delete all the data from the specified index, but it will not affect the forwarder's ability to send new data to the indexer.Option D is incorrect because Splunk does not use the first 256 bytes of a monitored file to determine if the file has changed12

1: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.2/Data/Monitorfilesanddirectories2: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.2/Troubleshooting/Didyouloseyourfishbucket

The following is a good practice for a search head cluster deployer: The deployer must be used to distribute non-replicable configurations to search head cluster members. Non-replicable configurations are the configurations that are not replicated by the search factor, such as the apps and the server.conf settings. The deployer is the Splunk server role that distributes these configurations to the search head cluster members, ensuring that they have the same configuration. The deployer does not only distribute configurations to search head cluster members when they ''phone home'', as this would cause configuration inconsistencies and delays. The deployer does not distribute configurations to search head cluster members to be valid configurations, as this implies that the configurations are invalid without the deployer. The deployer does not only distribute configurations to search head cluster members with splunk apply shcluster-bundle, as this would require manual intervention by the administrator. For more information, seeUse the deployer to distribute apps and configuration updatesin the Splunk documentation.

The correct Splunk deployment to have the recommended minimum components for a high-availability search head cluster is3 search heads, 1 deployer, 3 indexers.This configuration ensures that the search head cluster has at least three members, which is the minimum number required for a quorum and failover1.The deployer is a separate instance that manages the configuration updates for the search head cluster2.The indexers are the nodes that store and index the data, and having at least three of them provides redundancy and load balancing3. The other options are not recommended, as they either have less than three search heads or less than three indexers, which reduces the availability and reliability of the cluster. Therefore, option B is the correct answer, and options A, C, and D are incorrect.

1: About search head clusters2: Use the deployer to distribute apps and configuration updates3: About indexer clusters and index replication

All of the options are possible causes of a crash in Splunk.According to the Splunk documentation1, incorrect ulimit settings can lead to file descriptor exhaustion, which can cause Splunk to crash or hang.Insufficient disk IOPS can also cause Splunk to crash or become unresponsive, as Splunk relies heavily on disk performance2.Insufficient memory can cause Splunk to run out of memory and crash, especially when running complex searches or handling large volumes of data3.Running out of disk space can cause Splunk to stop indexing data and crash, as Splunk needs enough disk space to store its data and logs4.

1: Configure ulimit settings for Splunk Enterprise2: Troubleshoot Splunk performance issues3: Troubleshoot memory usage4: Troubleshoot disk space issues