20+ practice questions focused on Troubleshooting And Operations — one of the most tested topics on the Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect (SPLK-2002) (SPLK-2002) exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Troubleshooting And Operations PracticeYou need to perform a clean upgrade of an indexer in a cluster. You place the indexer into maintenance mode. What happens to the replication and search factor during this time?
Explanation: When an indexer is placed into maintenance mode, the cluster master suspends bucket fix-up activities for that peer. This means the peer will not participate in re-replication or searchable copies until it is taken out of maintenance mode. This prevents unnecessary replication attempts while the peer is unavailable.
You are troubleshooting a clustered indexer environment where buckets are stuck in a 'streaming' state. Which log file on the indexer peer should you examine to determine why the replication is failing?
Explanation: The `replication_data.log` on an indexer peer contains detailed information about bucket replication activities, including errors and reasons for failures. When buckets are stuck in a 'streaming' state, this log will show why replication is not completing, such as network issues or disk problems.
You are performing a maintenance task on a Search Head Cluster (SHC). You need to ensure the Captain is not currently running any scheduled reports before you decommission it. Where do you check this?
Explanation: The Search Head Clustering: Status dashboard in the Monitoring Console shows the current captain, cluster members, replication status, and whether the captain is running scheduled searches. Before decommissioning a captain, you must verify it is not actively running scheduled reports, and this dashboard provides that visibility. The other options do not show captain-specific scheduled search activity.
During a rolling upgrade of an Indexer Cluster, one indexer fails to rejoin the cluster. The Cluster Master indicates the node is 'Down'. Which command should you run on the Indexer Peer to verify if the indexer has successfully joined the cluster manager's configuration secret?
Explanation: The 'splunk show cluster-config' command on an indexer peer displays the peer's cluster configuration, including the cluster master URI and the encrypted pass4SymmKey (the cluster secret) it is using. If the peer cannot join the master, this command verifies whether the secret matches the master's configuration. It is the correct CLI tool for diagnosing secret mismatch during a failed rejoin.
You want to troubleshoot why a specific search head is failing to offload scheduled searches. Which log on the Search Head should you review for delegation errors?
Explanation: The scheduler.log on a search head records the scheduling, dispatching, and execution status of scheduled searches, including errors related to search head delegation to indexers or search peers. Delegation errors — where the search head cannot offload or distribute a scheduled search — are logged here. This is the primary log for troubleshooting scheduled search failures.
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