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License Management

Practise Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin (SPLK-1003) (SPLK-1003) License Management practice questions — original exam-style scenarios with answer choices, explanations, and analysis of common mistakes.

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  • Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
  • Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
  • Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.

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1

Which TWO of the following actions occur when a Splunk license violation is active?

Hard
2

A company is using a Trial license. How does this affect their ability to add more indexers?

Hard
3

Which THREE of the following are true regarding license usage monitoring?

Medium
4

A Splunk administrator needs to identify how much data is being indexed across multiple indexers to ensure they do not exceed their daily license quota. Where should the admin look first?

Easy
5

Which THREE of the following information points are displayed on the License Master dashboard?

Medium
6

What is the impact of a license warning on data indexing?

Medium
7

What is the impact of placing a forwarder in a license pool?

Medium
8

An administrator has configured a License Pool and assigned specific indexers to it. However, the indexers are still consuming from the 'default' pool. What is the most likely cause?

Hard
9

What happens if the License Master becomes unreachable?

Medium
10

When setting up a License Master in a distributed environment, what is the recommended practice for the License Master role?

Hard
11

A Splunk administrator observes that the license master is reporting an 'indexer-slave' mismatch. Which configuration file should the admin check on the license slave?

Hard
12

Which TWO of the following are true regarding the Splunk Free license?

Medium
13

A Splunk admin wants to implement license pooling to ensure that certain indexers do not consume more than a fixed portion of the total license. What is the correct order of operations?

Hard
14

An administrator needs to identify which indexer is responsible for a license violation. Where should they check?

Hard
15

Which TWO of the following are true about the 72-hour grace period?

Hard
16

What happens to Splunk search capabilities when the license limit is reached for the first time in a 30-day period?

Easy
17

A company is migrating from an Enterprise license to a Free license. What is the most significant functional impact on their Splunk deployment?

Medium
18

An administrator wants to see a daily breakdown of license usage for the last 30 days. Which view is most appropriate?

Easy
19

Which TWO of the following are true regarding the configuration of multiple license pools?

Hard
20

What is the maximum number of license violations allowed in a 30-day period before search is blocked?

Medium
21

If a user is assigned to a role that does not have the 'license_tab' capability, what will they see in the Settings menu?

Medium
22

Which TWO of the following are valid ways to resolve a license violation?

Hard
23

Which THREE of the following are valid components of a Splunk license configuration?

Medium
24

Which TWO of the following are required to successfully add an indexer to a license pool?

Hard
25

When a Splunk license violation occurs, how long does the warning period last before search is blocked?

Medium
26

Which THREE of the following items are considered 'license slaves'?

Medium
27

An administrator needs to move the License Master from one server to another. What is the most critical step?

Hard
28

A customer wants to split their 1TB license into two 500GB pools for different departments. How is this achieved?

Hard
29

Where does an administrator configure the License Master URL for an indexer?

Easy
30

Why might an administrator need to use the 'splunk edit licenser-localslave' command?

Medium
31

Which of the following describes the purpose of a License Pool?

Easy
32

Which license type does not support license clustering?

Easy

Frequently asked questions

What does the License Management domain cover on the SPLK-1003 exam?
License Management questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.
How many questions are in this domain?
This page lists all 32 License Management questions in the SPLK-1003 question bank. The actual exam draws from this domain proportionally to its weighting in the official exam blueprint.
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