Splunk SPLK-3001 Exam - Topic 2 Question 121 Discussion

Actual exam question for Splunk's SPLK-3001 exam

Question #: 121
Topic #: 2

An administrator is provisioning one search head prior to installing ES. What are the reference minimum requirements for OS, CPU, and RAM for that machine?

DOS: 64 bit, RAM: 32 MB, CPU: 16 cores

COS: 64 bit, RAM: 12 MB, CPU: 16 cores

BOS: 64 bit, RAM: 32 MB, CPU: 12 cores

AOS: 32 bit, RAM: 16 MB, CPU: 12 cores

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Maricela

5 days ago

I practiced a similar question, and I believe the CPU needs to be at least a quad-core, but I'm not sure about the RAM.

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Candra

10 days ago

I think the minimum OS requirement is something like Linux or Windows, but I can't remember the exact version.

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Dewitt

15 days ago

Ugh, I can never remember the specific hardware requirements off the top of my head. I'll have to review my notes carefully on this one.

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Peter

20 days ago

I've got this! The OS, CPU, and RAM minimums are pretty well-known for Splunk deployments. I'll just need to double-check the exact numbers.

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Una

25 days ago

Wait, is this just about the search head, or do I need to consider the whole Splunk deployment? I want to make sure I don't miss anything.

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Ora

1 month ago

Okay, I remember seeing something about the OS requirements in the Splunk documentation. Let me think through this step-by-step.

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Heidy

1 month ago

Hmm, this looks like a pretty straightforward question about the minimum requirements for the search head. I'll need to recall the key specs for the OS, CPU, and RAM.

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