SPLK-2002 Data Lifecycle Management Practice Question
An architect is designing an index lifecycle for compliance. The requirement is to keep data for exactly 7 years. Which setting must be configured to prevent premature deletion?
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Correct answer & explanation
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frozenTimePeriodInSecs
frozenTimePeriodInSecs must be set to the equivalent of 7 years in seconds.
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frozenTimePeriodInSecs
Why this is correct
This is the setting that enforces retention length.
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maxTotalDataSizeMB
Why it's wrong here
This limits size, which could cause premature deletion if reached.
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maxWarmDBCount
Why it's wrong here
This is for warm bucket count.
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maxHotSpanSecs
Why it's wrong here
This handles bucket rotation, not retention.
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