CCNA License Management Questions

Multi-Selecthard

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

Select 2 answers

A.All user accounts are locked.

B.Splunk continues to index data.

C.Data ingestion is blocked immediately.

D.Search is disabled after the grace period.

E.The license key is automatically deleted.

AnswersB, D

Indexing is never blocked by license violations.

Why this answer

During a violation, indexing continues, but the ability to perform searches is impacted according to the rules of the violation.

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MCQhard

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

A.They can add unlimited indexers.

B.Trial licenses do not support distributed indexing.

C.They are limited to the total volume specified in the trial key.

D.They can only have one indexer.

AnswerC

Trial licenses enforce a strict daily volume limit across the cluster.

Why this answer

Trial licenses have very specific volume limits and usually restrict the number of indexers or the volume they can process.

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Multi-Selectmedium

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

Select 3 answers

A.Usage can be viewed via the Splunk Web UI.

B.License usage is logged in the _internal index.

C.Usage metrics can be accessed via the REST API.

D.Usage must be calculated manually from event count.

E.License usage is only available to the splunk-system-user.

AnswersA, B, C

The Licensing dashboard is the primary tool.

Why this answer

Monitoring can be done via the UI, the REST API, or by querying internal logs.

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MCQeasy

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?

A.Settings > Licensing

B.Settings > Distributed Search

C.Settings > Indexer Clustering

D.Settings > Forwarder Management

AnswerA

The Licensing page in the License Master provides the daily usage stats.

Why this answer

The License Master view provides the centralized dashboard for daily license usage reporting.

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Multi-Selectmedium

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

Select 3 answers

A.Real-time search head performance.

B.Number of connected license slaves.

C.Usage per license slave.

D.Total number of raw events indexed.

E.Total daily license quota.

AnswersB, C, E

Displays active slave count.

Why this answer

The dashboard shows overall usage, the number of slaves, and usage per slave.

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MCQmedium

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

A.Indexing is permanently disabled.

B.Indexing is throttled.

C.Indexing is paused for 24 hours.

D.Indexing continues unaffected.

AnswerD

A warning status does not block indexing activity.

Why this answer

A license warning does not stop indexing, though it indicates that the volume limit is being exceeded.

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MCQmedium

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

A.Forwarders cannot be part of a license pool.

B.It reduces the forwarder's data throughput.

C.The forwarder will consume the pool's quota.

D.It limits the amount of data the forwarder can send.

AnswerA

Only indexers participate in license pools.

Why this answer

Forwarders do not consume license quota; only indexers consume license. Therefore, assigning a forwarder to a pool has no effect.

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MCQhard

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?

A.License pools only apply to search heads.

B.The indexers have not been restarted.

C.The indexers are using a trial license.

D.The license_pool attribute in server.conf was not mapped correctly to the License Master.

AnswerD

The slave must point to the Master and be assigned to the pool.

Why this answer

The license pool configuration requires the indexers to be explicitly configured to point to the License Master, and the License Master must be aware of the specific pool assignment for those slaves.

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MCQmedium

What happens if the License Master becomes unreachable?

A.Indexing continues for 72 hours.

B.Indexing continues indefinitely.

C.Indexing stops immediately.

D.Search heads stop working.

AnswerA

Slaves allow a 72-hour grace period if the master is unreachable.

Why this answer

The indexers (slaves) will continue to index data for a grace period (typically 72 hours) before stopping.

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MCQhard

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

A.Co-locate it with a Search Head.

B.Dedicate an instance to act as the License Master.

C.Co-locate it with a heavy forwarder.

D.Assign it to a standalone Indexer.

AnswerB

Dedicated hardware or a central management node is best practice.

Why this answer

The License Master should be a dedicated instance (or a primary instance) to ensure license availability and accurate reporting.

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MCQhard

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?

A.outputs.conf

B.server.conf

C.inputs.conf

D.indexes.conf

AnswerB

The [license] stanza in server.conf defines master connectivity.

Why this answer

The slave's connection to the master is defined in the [license] stanza of server.conf.

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Multi-Selectmedium

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

Select 2 answers

A.It includes Splunk Enterprise features.

B.It supports multiple user roles.

C.Authentication is disabled.

D.It has a daily indexing limit of 500MB.

E.It supports distributed search.

AnswersC, D

Authentication and roles are disabled.

Why this answer

The Free license has no authentication and is limited to 500MB per day.

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MCQhard

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?

A.Assign slaves to the pool, then create the pool on the Master.

B.Define the pool on the Master, then assign slaves to the pool.

C.Modify server.conf on slaves, then restart the Master.

D.Create a separate license file for each pool.

AnswerB

Pools must be defined on the master before slaves can be assigned.

Why this answer

First, configure the master, then define the pool, then assign indexers (slaves) to that pool.

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MCQhard

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

A.The license slave's internal logs.

B.The search head's search logs.

C.The License Master's usage report.

D.The forwarder's metrics.log.

AnswerC

The Master tracks consumption by individual slave indexers.

Why this answer

The License Master's monitoring page displays usage per slave (indexer).

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Multi-Selecthard

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

Select 2 answers

A.It disables indexing after 72 hours.

B.It allows the admin to search during the period.

C.It begins when the slave cannot communicate with the master.

D.It only applies to trial licenses.

E.It counts as a license violation.

AnswersA, C

If connectivity isn't restored, indexing will eventually stop.

Why this answer

The 72-hour grace period applies when a slave cannot reach the master; it is not a violation in the 30-day window sense.

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MCQeasy

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

A.Data indexing is halted.

B.Search is immediately disabled.

C.Search continues to function.

D.The Splunk service stops.

AnswerC

The first violation provides a warning but no immediate shutdown.

Why this answer

A violation occurs, but search is not blocked on the first occurrence within a rolling 30-day window.

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MCQmedium

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

A.Distributed search is enabled by default.

B.The maximum daily indexing volume is increased.

C.Data retention is extended to 90 days.

D.Authentication and roles are disabled.

AnswerD

The Free license removes access control and authentication features.

Why this answer

The Free license disables authentication, meaning all users are logged in as admin by default.

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MCQeasy

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

A.Settings > Indexer Clustering

B.Settings > Licensing > Usage Report

C.Settings > Licensing > Master

D.Settings > Forwarder Management

AnswerB

This provides the historical visualization needed.

Why this answer

The 'Usage Report' within the Licensing section of Splunk Web provides this historical visualization.

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Multi-Selecthard

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

Select 2 answers

A.Pools only function on indexer clusters.

B.Each pool requires its own unique license file.

C.Slaves can be assigned to exactly one pool.

D.Pools are defined on the license master.

E.The total quota of all pools can exceed the total license volume.

AnswersC, D

A slave belongs to one pool at a time.

Why this answer

Pools allow for dividing the total capacity, but the sum of pool quotas cannot exceed the total license volume.

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MCQmedium

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

A.5

B.3

C.10

D.1

AnswerA

5 violations are allowed in 30 days.

Why this answer

Splunk allows 5 violations in a 30-day rolling window before blocking search.

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MCQmedium

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

A.They will be prompted for admin credentials.

B.They will see the menu but it will be greyed out.

C.The Licensing menu item will be hidden.

D.They will see the menu but receive an error on click.

AnswerC

Capabilities restrict UI visibility.

Why this answer

The 'license_tab' capability controls visibility of the Licensing menu item in Settings.

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Multi-Selecthard

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

Select 2 answers

A.Delete the license pool.

B.Restart the license master.

C.Add a new license key with higher capacity.

D.Reinstall Splunk on the indexers.

E.Reduce the amount of data being indexed.

AnswersC, E

Increasing quota resolves the overage.

Why this answer

A violation can be resolved by increasing the quota via a new key or reducing the data ingestion volume.

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Multi-Selectmedium

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

Select 3 answers

A.License Slave

B.License Forwarder

C.License Master

D.License Alert Manager

E.License Pool

AnswersA, C, E

The instance consuming the license.

Why this answer

License masters, slaves, and pools are all integral parts of a managed license deployment.

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Multi-Selecthard

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

Select 2 answers

A.The license key must be unique per pool.

B.The indexer must be configured to point to the license master.

C.The indexer must be a license master.

D.The indexer must be in the same subnet as the master.

E.The pool must be defined on the License Master.

AnswersB, E

Slaves must point to the master.

Why this answer

The indexer must point to the master, and the master must have the pool defined to accept that indexer.

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MCQmedium

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

A.30 days

B.3 days

C.7 days

D.14 days

AnswerD

The license warning period lasts for 14 days.

Why this answer

The warning period for a license violation is typically 14 days, allowing the admin to resolve the overage.

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Multi-Selectmedium

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

Select 3 answers

A.Standalone instances

B.Indexers

C.Universal Forwarders

D.Search Heads that index local data

E.Deployment Servers

AnswersA, B, D

A standalone instance acts as its own slave.

Why this answer

Only indexers and search heads (that perform indexing) are typically categorized as slaves in this context; heavy forwarders are not.

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MCQhard

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

A.Updating the Master URI on all license slaves.

B.Reinstalling Splunk on all indexers.

C.Changing the license key files on the indexers.

D.Deleting the indexer clusters.

AnswerA

All slaves must be updated to point to the new master.

Why this answer

Moving the license master requires transferring the license keys and re-pointing all slaves to the new master URI.

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MCQhard

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

A.By using different license keys on indexers.

B.By creating two license pools on the License Master.

C.By creating two separate License Masters.

D.By modifying the license file directly.

AnswerB

Pools allow for quota management by assigning indexers to specific groups.

Why this answer

License pools are defined on the License Master and are limited by quotas per pool.

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MCQeasy

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

A.In the license.conf file.

B.In the server.conf file.

C.In the web.conf file.

D.In the Splunk Web UI under Licensing.

AnswerB

The master URI is defined in the [license] stanza of server.conf.

Why this answer

The URL is configured in the server.conf file of the indexer (the slave).

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MCQmedium

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

A.To reset the license violation counter.

B.To create a new license pool.

C.To configure the local instance to be a license slave.

D.To delete an expired license.

AnswerC

This command points the instance to a license master.

Why this answer

This command allows the local instance to be configured as a license slave if it wasn't during installation.

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MCQeasy

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

A.To enable data replication across indexers.

B.To speed up data ingestion.

C.To increase the total license volume.

D.To distribute license quota among indexer groups.

AnswerD

Pools allow for quota partitioning.

Why this answer

License pools allow an administrator to allocate specific license quotas to different indexer groups.

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MCQeasy

Which license type does not support license clustering?

A.Free License

B.Enterprise License

C.Trial License

D.Developer License

AnswerA

Free licenses do not support distributed environments or pools.

Why this answer

The Free license is a standalone, single-instance license and does not support clustering or license pools.

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