A bucket is the object that stores events inside of an index. According to the Splunk documentation1,

“An index is a collection of directories, also called buckets, that contain index files. Each bucket

represents a specific time range.” A bucket can be in one of several states, such as hot, warm, cold,

frozen, or thawed1. Buckets are managed by indexers or clusters of indexers1.

Splunk checks role-to-group mapping only during user login for external authentication (e.g., LDAP,

SAML). Users already logged in will continue using their previously assigned roles until they log out

and log back in.

The changes to role mapping do not disrupt ongoing sessions.

Incorrect Options:

B: Search is not disabled upon role updates.

C: This is incorrect since existing users are also updated upon the next login.

D: Role updates do not terminate ongoing sessions.

Splunk Docs: Configure user authentication

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Data/Configureeventlinebreaking Attribute : SHOULD_LINEMERGE = [true|false] Description : When set to true, the Splunk platform combines several input lines into a single event, with configuration based on the settings described in the next section.

Users log on to the search head and run reports: – The search head dispatches searches to the peers

– Peers run searches in parallel and return their portion of results – The search head consolidates the

individual results and prepares reports

According to the Splunk documentation1, event processing occurs at the parsing phase of the data

pipeline. The parsing phase is where Splunk software processes incoming data into individual events,

extracts timestamp information, assigns source types, and performs other tasks to make the data

searchable1. The parsing phase can also apply field extractions, event type matching, and other

transformations to the events2.

This is explained in the Splunk documentation1, which states:

If an indexer goes down during a search, the search head notifies you that the results might be

incomplete. The search head does not attempt to re-run the search on another indexer.

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Forwarding/Typesofforwarders

"A heavy forwarder parses data before forwarding it and can route data based on criteria such as

source or type of event."

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Updating/Updateconfigurations First line

says it all: "The deployment server distributes deployment apps to clients."

curl “https://mysplunkserver.example.com:8088/services/collector” \ -H “Authorization: Splunk

DF4S7ZE4-3GS1-8SFS-E777-0284GG91PF67” \ -d ‘{“event”: “Hello World”}, {“event”: “Hola Mundo”},

{“event”: “Hallo Welt”}’. This is the correct curl command to send multiple events through HTTP

Event Collector (HEC), which is a token-based API that allows you to send data to Splunk Enterprise

from any application that can make an HTTP request. The command has the following components:

The URL of the HEC endpoint, which consists of the protocol (https), the hostname or IP address of

the Splunk server (mysplunkserver.example.com), the port number (8088), and the service name

(services/collector).

The header that contains the authorization token, which is a unique identifier that grants access to

the HEC endpoint. The token is prefixed with Splunk and enclosed in quotation marks. The token

value (DF4S7ZE4-3GS1-8SFS-E777-0284GG91PF67) is an example and should be replaced with your

own token value.

The data payload that contains the events to be sent, which are JSON objects enclosed in curly braces

and separated by commas. Each event object has a mandatory field called event, which contains the

raw data to be indexed. The event value can be a string, a number, a boolean, an array, or another

JSON object. In this case, the event values are strings that say hello in different languages.

Immediately after installation, a universal forwarder will start generating internal Splunk logs that

contain information about its own operation, such as configuration changes, data inputs, and

forwarding activities1. These logs are stored in the $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk directory on the

universal forwarder machine1. The universal forwarder will not automatically detect any indexers in

its subnet and begin routing data, as it needs to be configured with the IP address and port number

of the indexer or the deployment server2. The universal forwarder will not begin reading local files

on its server, as it needs to be configured with the data inputs that specify which files or directories

to monitor2. The universal forwarder will not send an email to the operator that the installation

process has completed, as this is not a default behavior of the universal forwarder and would require

additional configuration3.