When adding or decommissioning a member from a Search Head Cluster (SHC), what is the proper order of operations?
Correct Answer: C
Question 32
Which of the following is a way to exclude search artifacts when creating a diag?
Correct Answer: A
Explanation The splunk diag --exclude command is a way to exclude search artifacts when creating a diag. A diag is a diagnostic snapshot of a Splunk instance that contains various logs, configurations, and other information. Search artifacts are temporary files that are generated by search jobs and stored in the dispatch directory. Search artifacts can be excluded from the diag by using the --exclude option and specifying the dispatch directory. The splunk diag --debug --refresh command is a way to create a diag with debug logging enabled and refresh the diag if it already exists. The splunk diag --disable=dispatch command is not a valid command, because the --disable option does not exist. The splunk diag --filter-searchstrings command is a way to filter out sensitive information from the search strings in the diag
Question 33
Splunk configuration parameter settings can differ between multiple .conf files of the same name contained within different apps. Which of the following directories has the highest precedence?
Correct Answer: A
Explanation The system local directory has the highest precedence among the following directories that contain Splunk configuration files of the same name within different apps. Splunk configuration files are stored in various directories under the SPLUNK_HOME/etc directory. The precedence of these directories determines which configuration file settings take effect when there are conflicts or overlaps. The system local directory, which is located at SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local, has the highest precedence among all directories, because it contains the system-level configurations that are specific to the instance. The system default directory, which is located at SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default, has the lowest precedence among all directories, because it contains the system-level configurations that are provided by Splunk and should not be modified. The app local directories, which are located at SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/APP_NAME/local, have a higher precedence than the app default directories, which are located at SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/APP_NAME/default, because the local directories contain the app-level configurations that are specific to the instance, while the default directories contain the app-level configurations that are provided by the app and should not be modified. The app local and default directories have different precedences depending on the ASCII order of the app names, with the app names that come later in the ASCII order having higher precedences.
Question 34
Which search head cluster component is responsible for pushing knowledge bundles to search peers, replicating configuration changes to search head cluster members, and scheduling jobs across the search head cluster?
Correct Answer: B
Explanation The captain is the search head cluster component that is responsible for pushing knowledge bundles to search peers, replicating configuration changes to search head cluster members, and scheduling jobs across the search head cluster. The captain is elected from among the search head cluster members and performs these tasks in addition to serving search requests. The master is the indexer cluster component that is responsible for managing the replication and availability of data across the peer nodes. The deployer is the standalone instance that is responsible for distributing apps and other configurations to the search head cluster members. The deployment server is the instance that is responsible for distributing apps and other configurations to the deployment clients, such as forwarders
Question 35
Which server.conf attribute should be added to the master node's server.conf file when decommissioning a site in an indexer cluster?
