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Splunk Exam SPLK-1003 Topic 1 Question 99 Discussion

Actual exam question for Splunk's SPLK-1003 exam
Question #: 99
Topic #: 1
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Which Splunk component(s) would break a stream of syslog inputs into individual events? (select all that apply)

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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 Jose at Sep 16, 2024, 11:34 PM

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Sherrell
1 days ago
Hmm, the Heavy Forwarder could be a good option too. Isn't that the component that handles a lot of the data processing before sending it to the Indexers?
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Tawanna
4 days ago
I'm not so sure about the Search Head - I thought its job was more on the analysis side of things, not the event parsing side.
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Rebeca
7 days ago
I believe Indexer can also break the stream of syslog inputs into individual events.
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Cordelia
8 days ago
I agree with Luisa, Universal Forwarder and Heavy Forwarder are the components that can break the stream of syslog inputs.
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Shawna
9 days ago
The Universal Forwarder seems like the obvious choice here, since it's designed to handle syslog inputs.
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Luisa
16 days ago
I think Universal Forwarder and Heavy Forwarder can break the stream of syslog inputs.
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