SPLK-2002 Data Lifecycle Management Practice Question
A Splunk architect is calculating the storage requirement for an index that receives 500GB of raw data per day, with a 30-day retention period and a standard 50% compression ratio. If the raw data volume doubles, how should the retention period be modified to maintain the original storage footprint?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Decrease retention to 15 days
If volume doubles (1000GB/day) and storage space must remain constant, the retention must be halved (15 days) to keep the total stored data volume equivalent.
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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Decrease retention to 15 days
Why this is correct
Halving the retention offsets the doubling of the daily ingestion volume.
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Keep retention at 30 days
Why it's wrong here
This would require doubling the storage capacity.
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Decrease retention to 7 days
Why it's wrong here
This is more aggressive than required for the specified scenario.
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Increase retention to 60 days
Why it's wrong here
This would double the required storage.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Splunk exam blueprint
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