IBM C1000-130 Exam - Topic 5 Question 73 Discussion

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Question #: 73
Topic #: 5

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OpenShift supports forwarding cluster logs to which external third-party system?

ASplunk.

BKafka Broker.

CApache Lucene.

DApache Solr.

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Suggested Answer: A

In IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) v2021.2, which runs on Red Hat OpenShift, cluster logging can be forwarded to external third-party systems, with Splunk being one of the officially supported destinations.

OpenShift Log Forwarding Features:

OpenShift Cluster Logging Operator enables log forwarding.

Supports forwarding logs to various external logging solutions, including Splunk.

Uses the Fluentd log collector to send logs to Splunk's HTTP Event Collector (HEC) endpoint.

Provides centralized log management, analysis, and visualization.

Why Not the Other Options?

B . Kafka Broker -- OpenShift does support sending logs to Kafka, but Kafka is a message broker, not a full-fledged logging system like Splunk.

C . Apache Lucene -- Lucene is a search engine library, not a log management system.

D . Apache Solr -- Solr is based on Lucene and is used for search indexing, not log forwarding.

IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) v2021.2 Administration Reference

OpenShift Log Forwarding to Splunk

IBM Cloud Pak for Integration -- Logging and Monitoring

Red Hat OpenShift Logging Documentation

by Lemuel at Aug 15, 2025, 06:57 PM

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Danilo

2 months ago

Wait, can OpenShift really do that? Sounds too good to be true!

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Chaya

2 months ago

Yeah, Splunk is the best option here!

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Armando

3 months ago

Apache Solr is cool, but not for logs, right?

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Bok

3 months ago

I thought it was Kafka? Seems like a good fit too.

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Eileen

3 months ago

Definitely Splunk! That's the go-to for logs.

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Nickolas

3 months ago

I definitely recall Splunk being a popular choice for log management in OpenShift, but I hope I’m not mixing it up with something else!

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Catrice

4 months ago

I feel like Apache Lucene and Solr are more about search capabilities, not really for log forwarding.

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Florinda

4 months ago

I remember practicing a question about log forwarding, and I think Kafka was mentioned as a potential option too.

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Izetta

4 months ago

I think OpenShift can forward logs to Splunk, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the only option.

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Veronica

4 months ago

I've worked with OpenShift before, and I'm pretty sure the answer is Splunk. OpenShift has built-in support for forwarding logs to Splunk, which is a widely used log management and analysis platform.

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Gayla

4 months ago

Okay, let me think this through step-by-step. OpenShift is a Kubernetes distribution, so it likely has integration with common logging solutions used in the Kubernetes ecosystem. Splunk, Kafka, Lucene, and Solr are all popular options, so I'll need to review the documentation to determine the correct answer.

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Kristine

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this. I know OpenShift can integrate with various monitoring and logging tools, but I can't recall the specific options off the top of my head. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Marica

5 months ago

I'm pretty confident about this one. OpenShift is a container platform, so it makes sense that it would integrate with a log management system like Splunk.

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