Which index will contain useful error messages when troubleshooting ITSI issues?
Correct Answer: B
Reference: The index that will contain useful error messages when troubleshooting ITSI issues is: B) _internal. This is true because the _internal index contains logs and metrics generated by Splunk processes, such as splunkd and metrics.log. These logs can help you diagnose problems with your Splunk environment, including ITSI components and features. The other indexes will not contain useful error messages because: A) _introspection. This is not true because the _introspection index contains data about Splunk resource usage, such as CPU, memory, disk space, and so on. These data can help you monitor the performance and health of your Splunk environment, but not the error messages. C) itsi_summary. This is not true because the itsi_summary index contains summarized data for your KPIs and services, such as health scores, severity levels, threshold values, and so on. These data can help you analyze the trends and anomalies of your IT services, but not the error messages. D) itsi_notable_audit. This is not true because the itsi_notable_audit index contains audit data for your notable events and episodes, such as creation time, owner
Question 2
Which of the following describes default deep dives?
Correct Answer: C
In Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI), default deep dives are auto-generated and can be accessed via the Service Analyzer. Deep dives are an essential feature of ITSI that provide an in-depth, granular view into the health and performance of services and their associated KPIs. These default deep dives are automatically created for each service, allowing users to quickly drill down into the detailed operational metrics and performance data of their services. By accessing these deep dives through the Service Analyzer, ITSI users can efficiently investigate issues, understand service dependencies, and make informed decisions to maintain optimal service health. The auto-generated nature of these default deep dives simplifies the monitoring and analysis process, providing immediate insights into service performance without the need for manual setup or configuration.
Question 3
In maintenance mode, which features of KPIs still function?
Correct Answer: A
It's a best practice to schedule maintenance windows with a 15- to 30-minute time buffer before and after you start and stop your maintenance work. This gives the system an opportunity to catch up with the maintenance state and reduces the chances of ITSI generating false positives during maintenance operations. Reference: A is the correct answer because KPI searches still run during maintenance mode, but the results are buffered until the maintenance window is over. This means that no alerts are triggered during maintenance mode, but once it ends, the buffered results are processed and alerts are generated if necessary. You cannot create new KPIs or modify existing KPIs during maintenance mode. Reference: [Overview of maintenance windows in ITSI]
Question 4
Which of the following is a characteristic of base searches?
Correct Answer: D
Question 5
Which of the following describes entities? (Choose all that apply.)
Correct Answer: B,D
Reference: Entities are IT components that require management to deliver an IT service. Each entity has specific attributes and relationships to other IT processes that uniquely identify it. Entities contain alias fields and informational fields that ITSI associates with indexed events. Some statements that describe entities are: B) An abstract (pseudo/logical) entity can be used to split by for a KPI, although no entity rules or filtering can be used to limit data to a specific service. An abstract entity is an entity that does not represent a physical host or device, but rather a logical grouping of data sources. For example, you can create an abstract entity for each business unit in your organization and use it to split by for a KPI that measures revenue or customer satisfaction. However, you cannot use entity rules or filtering to limit data to a specific service based on abstract entities, because they do not have alias fields that match indexed events. D). To automatically restrict the KPI to only the entities in a particular service, select "Filter to Entities in Service". This option allows you to filter the data sources for a KPI by the entities that are assigned to the service. For example, if you have a service for web servers and you want to monitor the CPU load percent for each web server entity, you can select this option to ensure that only the events from those entities are used for the KPI calculation.
