Which tool(s) can be leveraged to diagnose connection problems between an indexer and forwarder? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,B
The telnet and tcpdump tools can be leveraged to diagnose connection problems between an indexer and forwarder. The telnet tool can be used to test the connectivity and port availability between the indexer and forwarder. The tcpdump tool can be used to capture and analyze the network traffic between the indexer and forwarder. The splunk btool command can be used to check the configuration files of the indexer and forwarder, but it cannot diagnose the connection problems. The splunk btprobe command does not exist, and it is not a valid tool.
Question 153
In a distributed environment, knowledge object bundles are replicated from the search head to which location on the search peer(s)?
Correct Answer: C
In a distributed environment, knowledge object bundles are replicated from the search head to the SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/searchpeers directory on the search peer(s). A knowledge object bundle is a compressed file that contains the knowledge objects, such as fields, lookups, macros, and tags, that are required for a search. A search peer is a Splunk instance that provides data to a search head in a distributed search. A search head is a Splunk instance that coordinates and executes a search across multiple search peers. When a search head initiates a search, it creates a knowledge object bundle and replicates it to the search peers that are involved in the search. The search peers store the knowledge object bundle in the SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/searchpeers directory, which is a temporary directory that is cleared when the Splunk service restarts. The search peers use the knowledge object bundle to apply the knowledge objects to the data and return the results to the search head. The SPLUNK_HOME/var/lib/searchpeers, SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/searchpeers, and SPLUNK_HOME/var/spool/searchpeers directories are not the locations where the knowledge object bundles are replicated, because they do not exist in the Splunk file system
Question 154
Consider a use case involving firewall data. There is no Splunk-supported Technical Add-On, but the vendor has built one. What are the items that must be evaluated before installing the add-on? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,B
A Technical Add-On (TA) is a Splunk app that contains configurations for data collection, parsing, and enrichment. It can also enable event data for a data model, which is useful for creating dashboards and reports. Therefore, before installing a TA, it is important to identify the number of scheduled or real-time searches that will use the data model, and to validate if the TA enables event data for a data model. The number of forwarders that the TA can support is not relevant, as the TA is installed on the indexer or search head, not on the forwarder. The installation location of the TA depends on the type of data and the use case, so it is not a fixed requirement
Question 155
When using the props.conf LINE_BREAKER attribute to delimit multi-line events, the SHOULD_LINEMERGE attribute should be set to what?
