Splunk SPLK-3003 Practice Test Questions Answers

This is because the Splunk App for AWS is a prebuilt app that is installed on the deployer and pushed to the search head cluster members. When a power user modifies a dashboard in the app on one of the search head cluster members, the changes are stored in the local directory of that member. When the app is upgraded to the latest version by following the instructions via the deployer, the changes in the default directory of the app are overwritten, but the changes in the local directory are preserved. Therefore, the power user will still see their modified version of the dashboard, while other users will see the updated version of the dashboard.

The other options are incorrect because they do not reflect what happens when a prebuilt app is upgraded in a search head cluster. Option A is incorrect because the updated dashboard will be deployed globally to all users, except for the power user who modified it. Option B is incorrect because applying the search head cluster bundle will not fail due to the conflict, as the local changes are not pushed back to the deployer. Option C is incorrect because the updated dashboard will not be available to the power user, as their local changes will take precedence over the default changes. References:

Splunk Core Consultant knowledge source documents or study guide: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/resources/splunk-certification-exam-study-guide.html

Splunk Test Blueprint Consultant: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/pdfs/training/splunk-test-blueprint-consultant.pdf

Install a prebuilt app on a search head cluster1

How configuration file precedence works2

Subsearches have a default result output limit of 10000. This means that a subsearch can return up to 10000 results to the main search. If the subsearch returns more than 10000 results, the main search will only use the first 10000 results and ignore the rest. This limit can be changed by using the maxout parameter of the format command or by setting the max_subsearch_results option in limits.conf. References:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.1/Search/Aboutsubsearches 1

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.1/SearchReference/Format 2

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.1.1/Admin/Limitsconf 3

To set up the HTTP Event Collector (HEC), each HEC input entry must contain a valid token. A token is a string of alphanumeric characters that acts as an identifier and an authentication code for the HEC input. You can generate a token when you create a new HEC input or use an existing token for multiple inputs. A token is required for sending data to HEC and for managing the HEC input settings. References :=

Set up and use HTTP Event Collector in Splunk Web

Configure the Splunk HTTP Event Collector for use with additional data sources

The pass4SymmKey is a security key that lets various components of Splunk Enterprise authenticate securely with one another. The pass4SymmKey for an indexer cluster is configured in the server.conf file under the [clustering] stanza. To find the pass4SymmKey of an indexer cluster, the most efficient command is C, $SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk btool server list clustering | grep pass4SymmKey. This command uses btool to list the effective settings for the clustering service from the server.conf file and filters the output by grep to show only the pass4SymmKey value. The other commands are either incorrect or less efficient. References :=

Secure Splunk Enterprise services with pass4SymmKey

Use btool to troubleshoot configurations

 Splunk does not support overlapping usernames between internal Splunk authentication and LDAP. If a username exists in both $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd and LDAP, Splunk will try to use the internal Splunk authentication first, as explained in the previous question. However, if the user tries to change their password or edit their account settings, Splunk will error with a message like "Cannot edit user: User exists in multiple realms". This is because Splunk cannot determine which authentication scheme to use for these actions. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid overlapping usernames between internal Splunk authentication and LDAP. References:

https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Cannot-edit-user-User-exists-in-multiple-realms/m-p/10392 3

https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Cannot-edit-user-User-exists-in-multiple-realms/m-p/10392