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At index time, in which field does Splunk store the timestamp value?
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Option B
B I've seen this a lot in official docs and Splunk admin practice tests. If you're reviewing, lab work with real event data helps lock this in since _time always shows as the timestamp at index time.
B , official Splunk docs and their admin study guide both say the timestamp is stored in
_time at index time. Practiced this in labs a couple times too and always saw _time. Could see why A or D might confuse, but B fits what you'll see on the real exam. Agree?Its D, Splunk uses the
_time field (option B) to store the event timestamp at index time. The underscore means it's a built-in field Splunk relies on for searches and time-based operations. User fields like EventTime can exist but aren't standardized across all data sources. Pretty sure it's B, but correct me if I'm off.I saw similar questions in official Splunk study guides and practice tests, so I'd choose A here.
B
C or B? EventTime (C) is just a trap, but A might trick some since "time" looks right. Pretty sure it's B because that's Splunk's internal timestamp, but the naming throws people off.
Maybe B but if the sourcetype overrides with a custom field, default flips, rare but seen it happen.
A or B honestly. I picked A before because "time" sounded right and didn't realize Splunk uses the underscore prefix for its internal fields. If they're asking specifically for internal storage at index time, B makes more sense but option A also looks tempting.
encountered exactly similar question in my exam, before, I picked A thinking Splunk would just use "time" as the default field.
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