SPLK-2002 Performance Tuning Practice Question
An indexer is running out of disk space. Which setting in indexes.conf prevents the indexer from crashing by stopping ingestion?
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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maxTotalDataSizeMB
'maxTotalDataSizeMB' defines the maximum size of an index, and the indexer stops accepting data if it hits the limit.
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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frozenTimePeriodInSecs
Why it's wrong here
This controls data retention, not disk space hard limits.
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minFreeSpaceMB
Why it's wrong here
This is for emergency stop, but maxTotalDataSizeMB is the primary management tool.
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maxHotBuckets
Why it's wrong here
This limits the number of hot buckets, not total size.
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maxTotalDataSizeMB
Why this is correct
Correct, this is the limit for total index size.
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