SPLK-2002 Data Lifecycle Management Practice Question
What is the primary architectural trade-off when using very short 'maxHotSpanSecs' values?
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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Increased metadata overhead on the indexer
Frequent bucket rotation leads to a higher number of buckets, which increases indexer overhead and metadata management.
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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Improved data ingestion speed
Why it's wrong here
Rotation can actually slow down ingestion due to file system operations.
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Reduced search performance
Why it's wrong here
Search performance is generally not the primary trade-off compared to the management overhead.
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Increased metadata overhead on the indexer
Why this is correct
Too many small buckets create significant metadata overhead.
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Increased compression efficiency
Why it's wrong here
Compression happens within the bucket, not by rotation speed.
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