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Splunk SPLK-1003 Exam - Topic 1 Question 78 Discussion

Actual exam question for Splunk's SPLK-1003 exam
Question #: 78
Topic #: 1
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A Universal Forwarder has the following active stanza in inputs . conf:

[monitor: //var/log]

disabled = O

host = 460352847

An event from this input has a timestamp of 10:55. What timezone will Splunk add to the event as part of indexing?

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Suggested Answer: D

The correct answer is D. The timezone of the forwarder will be added to the event as part of indexing.

According to the Splunk documentation1, Splunk software determines the time zone to assign to a timestamp using the following logic in order of precedence:

Use the time zone specified in raw event data (for example, PST, -0800), if present.

Use the TZ attribute set in props.conf, if the event matches the host, source, or source type that the stanza specifies.

If the forwarder and the receiving indexer are version 6.0 or higher, use the time zone that the forwarder provides.

Use the time zone of the host that indexes the event.

In this case, the event does not have a time zone specified in the raw data, nor does it have a TZ attribute set in props.conf. Therefore, the next rule applies, which is to use the time zone that the forwarder provides. A universal forwarder is a lightweight agent that can forward data to a Splunk deployment, and it knows its system time zone and sends that information along with the events to the indexer2. The indexer then converts the event time to UTC and stores it in the _time field1.

The other options are incorrect because:

A) Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is not the time zone that Splunk adds to the event as part of indexing, but rather the time zone that Splunk uses to store the event time in the _time field. Splunk software converts the event time to UTC based on the time zone that it determines from the rules above1.

B) The timezone of the search head is not relevant for indexing, as the search head is a Splunk component that handles search requests and distributes them to indexers, but it does not process incoming data3. The search head uses the user's timezone setting to determine the time range in UTC that should be searched and to display the timestamp of the results in the user's timezone2.

C) The timezone of the indexer that indexed the event is only used as a last resort, if none of the other rules apply. In this case, the forwarder provides the time zone information, so the indexer does not use its own time zone1.


by Dalene at Nov 27, 2023, 12:09 AM

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Jodi
3 months ago
Nope, it's definitely not A.
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Brinda
3 months ago
I always thought it was UTC. This is interesting!
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Alethea
3 months ago
Wait, are you sure? I thought it might be the forwarder's timezone.
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Buffy
4 months ago
Totally agree, C is the right answer!
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Carla
4 months ago
It's the timezone of the indexer that indexed the event.
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Sherita
4 months ago
I'm leaning towards Universal Coordinated Time, but I feel like I've seen examples where it was the indexer's timezone instead.
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Carmelina
4 months ago
I practiced a similar question where the timezone was determined by the forwarder. I wonder if that's the case here too.
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Cherelle
4 months ago
I remember something about how Splunk handles timestamps, but I can't recall if it uses the search head's timezone or the indexer's.
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Franchesca
5 months ago
I think the timezone added is based on the indexer, but I'm not completely sure. It might also depend on the forwarder's settings.
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Laticia
5 months ago
I think the key here is understanding how Splunk handles timestamps from forwarders. Since the input is from a Universal Forwarder, the timezone will likely be the one set on the forwarder, not the search head or indexer.
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Odette
5 months ago
I'm not entirely sure about this one. The question mentions the host field, but I'm not sure how that relates to the timezone. I'll have to review the Splunk documentation on timestamp handling.
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Clemencia
5 months ago
Okay, let's see. The event has a timestamp of 10:55, and the input is from a Universal Forwarder. I'm guessing the timezone will be the one set on the forwarder.
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Veda
5 months ago
Hmm, this one seems a bit tricky. I'll need to think through the inputs.conf configuration and how Splunk handles timestamps.
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Matt
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not entirely sure about this one. I'll need to think it through and consider the pros and cons of each option. Maybe I can eliminate a couple of the choices first.
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Tamar
5 months ago
TCP/IP, definitely. That's the standard for the whole internet, no doubt about it.
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Edna
5 months ago
I'm a bit confused by all the details in the scenario. There's a lot to unpack here. I'll need to carefully read through it again and make sure I understand the key points before I try to answer. Identifying the right stakeholders and their concerns is going to be the first step.
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Youlanda
5 months ago
This seems like a tricky question. I'll need to think through the key benefits of piloting a business architecture approach before establishing a practice area.
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