SPLK-2002 Data Lifecycle Management Practice Question
If you have a search head cluster and you want to accelerate a data model, where are the resulting summary files stored?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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On the indexers
The accelerated summaries are stored on the indexers that contain the source data.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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In the KV Store
Why it's wrong here
Accelerated summaries are stored in the indexer's bucket structure.
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On each search head member
Why it's wrong here
Search heads coordinate, but don't store the summary data.
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On the indexers
Why this is correct
Accelerated summaries are stored as buckets on the indexers.
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On the deployer node
Why it's wrong here
The deployer only distributes configuration files.
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