SPLK-1003 Getting Data IN And Forwarder Management Practice Question
You have a deployment server managing 500 Universal Forwarders. You need to update a specific app for only 50 of them based on OS type. How should you organize the deployment?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create two server classes and use machine class filters.
Serverclass.conf allows targeting clients using filters based on machine name or other attributes.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Use an Intermediate Forwarder for the 50 machines.
Why it's wrong here
This does not solve the app configuration deployment issue.
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Modify the global serverclass.conf without a class.
Why it's wrong here
This would deploy to all forwarders, which is not the requirement.
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Manually copy the app to the forwarders.
Why it's wrong here
This violates the purpose of centralized management via the Deployment Server.
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Create two server classes and use machine class filters.
Why this is correct
Server classes are designed to group forwarders for specific app deployment.
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