Splunk Exam SPLK-4001 Topic 2 Question 42 Discussion

Actual exam question for Splunk's SPLK-4001 exam

Question #: 42
Topic #: 2

A Software Engineer is troubleshooting an issue with memory utilization in their application. They released a new canary version to production and now want to determine if the average memory usage is lower for requests with the 'canary' version dimension. They've already opened the graph of memory utilization for their service.

How does the engineer see if the new release lowered average memory utilization?

AOn the chart for plot A, select Add Analytics, then select MeanrTransformation. In the window that appears, select 'version' from the Group By field.

BOn the chart for plot A, scroll to the end and click Enter Function, then enter 'A/B-l'.

COn the chart for plot A, select Add Analytics, then select Mean:Aggregation. In the window that appears, select 'version' from the Group By field.

DOn the chart for plot A, click the Compare Means button. In the window that appears, type 'version1.

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Suggested Answer: C

The correct answer is C. On the chart for plot A, select Add Analytics, then select Mean:Aggregation. In the window that appears, select 'version' from the Group By field.

This will create a new plot B that shows the average memory utilization for each version of the application. The engineer can then compare the values of plot B for the 'canary' and 'stable' versions to see if there is a significant difference.

To learn more about how to use analytics functions in Splunk Observability Cloud, you can refer to this documentation1.

1: https://docs.splunk.com/Observability/gdi/metrics/analytics.html

by Tuyet at May 05, 2025, 03:28 AM

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Alpha

1 months ago

I think clicking the Compare Means button and typing 'version1' is the way to go to compare memory usage between versions.

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Jesusita

1 months ago

Option C for the win! Gotta love that 'Group By' field - makes it easy to compare across versions.

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Sylvia

1 months ago

Ha, 'A/B-l' sounds like some kind of hipster math equation. I'll stick with the more descriptive options.

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Vonda

2 months ago

I believe selecting Mean:Aggregation for 'version' grouping will also provide insights on memory utilization.

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Tawna

2 months ago

D could work, but it's not clear if 'version1' refers to the 'canary' version or something else. Better to be explicit with the version name.

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Annett

2 months ago

I agree with Tawna, Mean Transformation will help determine if memory usage is lower for the 'canary' version.

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Vashti

2 months ago

B looks interesting, but I'm not sure what 'A/B-l' means in this context. Might be a bit too cryptic for a production issue.

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Alisha

30 days ago

C) On the chart for plot A, select Add Analytics, then select Mean:Aggregation. In the window that appears, select 'version' from the Group By field.

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Justine

1 months ago

A) On the chart for plot A, select Add Analytics, then select Mean:Aggregation. In the window that appears, select 'version' from the Group By field.

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Tawna

2 months ago

I think the engineer should select Add Analytics and Mean Transformation for version grouping.

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Larue

2 months ago

Option C seems the most straightforward way to get the average memory usage for the 'canary' version. I like how it lets you group by the 'version' field.

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Raylene

25 days ago

Yeah, that method makes it easy to see if the new canary version has lowered the average memory utilization.

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Peggie

26 days ago

I agree, selecting Mean:Aggregation and grouping by 'version' seems like the most direct way to compare memory usage.

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Roosevelt

2 months ago

I think option C is the best choice. It allows you to group by the 'version' field for average memory usage.

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