SPLK-2002 Data Lifecycle Management Practice Question
A Splunk architect notices that Data Model Acceleration summaries are consuming excessive disk space. Which configuration setting in datamodels.conf should be adjusted to limit the storage impact of these summaries?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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acceleration.max_time
acceleration.max_time defines the retention period for the accelerated summaries.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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acceleration.earliest_time
Why it's wrong here
This defines the start time for the acceleration, not the retention limit.
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acceleration.backfill
Why it's wrong here
This controls the initial creation of the summary.
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acceleration.max_time
Why this is correct
This limits how far back in time the summary is kept on disk.
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acceleration.cron_schedule
Why it's wrong here
This determines how often the summary is updated.
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