SPLK-2002 Data Lifecycle Management Practice Question
A user wants to restore data from frozen buckets. What is the process for making this data searchable again?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Copy to the thawedPath and use the 'rebuild' command
The data must be thawed by copying the bucket to the thawed directory and restarting/triggering a refresh.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Copy to the thawedPath and use the 'rebuild' command
Why this is correct
Restoring involves placing data in the thawedPath and running the rebuild tool.
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Directly copy files to the warm path
Why it's wrong here
This corrupts the index.
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Change the frozenTimePeriodInSecs
Why it's wrong here
This only affects future data.
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Run 'splunk restore --bucket'
Why it's wrong here
No such command exists.
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