The Splunk REST API provides specific endpoints for interacting with the KV Store. To manipulate individual records (data) within a collection, the endpoint path must include /storage/collections/data/. The complete endpoint for deleting a specific record is DELETE /storage/collections/data/{collection}/{key}. For this question, the collection is sales and the key is smith, which correctly forms the endpoint /storage/collections/data/sales/smith. This structure distinguishes data manipulation from collection configuration management.

A. This endpoint is incorrect because it omits the required /data/ path segment, which is necessary to specify an operation on the records within the collection.

B. This endpoint is invalid. The standard KV Store data access path begins with /storage/collections/ and does not include a /kvstore/ segment.

D. This endpoint is invalid. It incorrectly includes /kvstore/ and omits the mandatory /data/ segment needed to access collection records.

1. Splunk Enterprise REST API Reference Manual: The documentation for the storage/collections/data/{collection}/{key} endpoint explicitly details its usage.

Reference: Splunk Enterprise Documentation

REST API Reference Manual

"Endpoints: storage/collections/data/{collection}/{key}".

Details: This section states

"Use the DELETE method to delete a specific record in a collection

specified by key." This confirms that the correct path structure for deleting a record with a specific key is /storage/collections/data/{collection}/{key}.

2. Splunk Developer Documentation: The developer guide on using the KV Store API provides examples that reinforce the correct endpoint structure.

Reference: Splunk Developer Documentation

Develop with the Splunk platform

"Use the KV Store API".

Details: In the section "Manage KV Store records

" the examples for deleting a single record consistently use the DELETE method with the URI format /services/storage/collections/data/{collection}/{keyid}. (Note: /services is the standard prefix for Splunk REST API calls).

A Splunk add-on is a reusable component designed to provide specific capabilities, such as data collection or knowledge object mapping, to other apps. Each add-on is installed in its own directory under $SPLUNKHOME/etc/apps, which serves as its unique namespace within the Splunk instance, preventing naming conflicts. Add-ons can also be designed with dependencies on other add-ons. For example, a technology-specific add-on might require the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) Add-on to be installed for proper data normalization and functionality. This modularity allows for building complex solutions by combining different components.

A. A navigation file (nav.xml) defines the user interface navigation bar. Add-ons typically lack a graphical user interface, so this file is not a requirement.

D. This statement describes a standalone app. Add-ons are specifically designed as reusable components intended to be used by other apps across the Splunk environment.

1. Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Develop Apps and Add-ons for Splunk Enterprise

"Overview of Splunk apps and add-ons". This document distinguishes between apps and add-ons

stating

"An add-on is a type of app that provides specific capabilities to other apps... it is a reusable component that supports other apps." This supports the rejection of option D and the concept of dependencies (C).

2. Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Admin Manual

"app.conf". The specification for app.conf under the [package] stanza details the dependencies setting

which allows an app or add-on to declare its dependency on other apps. This directly supports option C.

3. Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Develop Apps and Add-ons for Splunk Enterprise

"Splunk app file structure". This section describes the required directory structure for any app or add-on

where the top-level directory name under etc/apps must be unique

establishing its namespace. This supports option B.

The inputs.conf configuration file specifies the data inputs for a Splunk instance. This includes file and directory monitoring stanzas ([monitor://...]), which are used for any file type, including JSON. Modular inputs, which are custom data inputs often written in Python, are also defined and configured within inputs.conf using a stanza named after the input (e.g., [mypythoninput://...]). The HTTP Event Collector (HEC) is a fast and scalable way to send data to Splunk. The HEC endpoint (the receiver) is enabled and configured on an indexer or heavy forwarder using the [http] stanza in inputs.conf.

C. A custom search command written in Python.

Custom search commands extend the Splunk Processing Language (SPL) and are configured in commands.conf, not inputs.conf.

1. Splunk Enterprise Documentation

inputs.conf: This specification file details all possible stanzas for configuring data inputs.

Section: [monitor://]: "Monitor files and directories. This is the most common way to get data into Splunk Enterprise." This confirms option B.

Section: [http]: "Enable the HTTP Event Collector (HEC) input. Configure global settings for HEC." This confirms option D.

Section: Modular inputs: The documentation notes that modular inputs define their own configuration schemes

which are then implemented as stanzas within inputs.conf. This confirms option A.

Source: Splunk Enterprise Documentation

spec files

inputs.conf.

2. Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Getting Data In Manual

"Create custom data inputs": This section describes how to create and configure modular inputs.

Chapter: "Modular inputs overview": "To implement a modular input

you provide an executable script... You also add a stanza for the input to the inputs.conf file..."

Source: Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Getting Data In

"Create custom data inputs".

3. Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Search Manual

"About custom search commands": This section explains the configuration file for custom commands.

Chapter: "Write custom search commands": "To configure a custom search command

you must create a commands.conf file..."

Source: Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Search Manual

"About custom search commands".

The serviceNS endpoint in the Splunk REST API is specifically designed to access resources within a defined namespace. This namespace is composed of a user and an application context. To correctly call this endpoint, the user and app context must be explicitly included as part of the URI path, following the structure .../servicesNS/{user}/{app}/.... This allows for precise targeting of configuration files, saved searches, and other knowledge objects that are context-dependent. The user can be a specific username or a wildcard (-), and the app can be a specific app name or a wildcard.

A. Authenticate with an admin user.

Authentication is required, but it does not have to be an admin user. Any user with the appropriate capabilities for the target resource can use the endpoint.

C. Authenticate with the user of the required context.

While common, it is not mandatory. A user with sufficient permissions (like an admin) can access resources in another user's namespace by specifying that user in the URI.

D. Pass the user and app context in the request payload.

The namespace context is a fundamental part of the resource's location and is therefore specified in the URI path, not within the request body or payload.

1. Splunk Enterprise Documentation

REST API Reference Manual

"REST API access" section.

This section details the structure of Splunk REST API URIs. It explicitly states: "The /servicesNS endpoint prefix lets you declare a namespace in the URI. The namespace is a user and app context." It provides the syntax https://:/servicesNS///...

directly supporting that the user and app context are specified in the URI.

2. Splunk Enterprise Documentation

REST API Tutorials

"Start using the Splunk REST API" section

"Namespaces" subsection.

This tutorial explains: "In the Splunk platform

a namespace is defined by a user and an app. To access a resource using a namespace

use the /servicesNS endpoint... The general syntax for the /servicesNS endpoint is: https://:/servicesNS///". This confirms the URI structure is the method for specifying the context.

There are three primary reasons why the dashboard might not be visible on the new instance. First, if the dashboard's permissions were set to "Private," it would be saved in the user's specific directory (etc/users//myApp/local), not the app's main directory (etc/apps/myApp/). Consequently, it would not be included when the app is packaged and moved. Second, deleting the myApp/local directory before packaging would discard all UI-driven changes and customizations, including the updated dashboard. Finally, even if the dashboard is moved correctly, the user's role on the new instance might lack the necessary permissions to view objects within myApp, making the dashboard invisible to that user.

D. This path points to the default navigation file for the Search & Reporting app, not a dashboard view within myApp. Changes to a dashboard in myApp would not be saved here.

1. For Answer A: Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Knowledge Manager Manual

"Manage knowledge object permissions". This section explains that private objects are user-and-app-specific and are not available to other users. It also details that these configurations are stored in $SPLUNKHOME/etc/users///local

which is outside the standard app directory ($SPLUNKHOME/etc/apps/) used for packaging.

2. For Answer C: Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Admin Manual

"Configuration file directories". This document outlines the configuration file system

stating that user-level changes made through Splunk Web are saved in local directories. Deleting the local directory within an app effectively reverts it to its default state

removing any customizations.

3. For Answer B: Splunk Enterprise Documentation

Securing Splunk Enterprise

"About users and roles". This manual describes how roles define a user's access to Splunk resources. A user's role must grant read access to an app and its knowledge objects for them to be visible. If the user's role on the new instance is configured differently

access can be denied.