SPLK-2002 Data Lifecycle Management Practice Question
Which metric is the best predictor of the storage needed for an indexer in a cluster?
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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Daily ingestion volume
Daily ingestion volume is the primary driver for capacity planning.
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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Number of forwarders
Why it's wrong here
This affects ingestion throughput, not storage.
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Search concurrency
Why it's wrong here
This impacts CPU/RAM, not storage.
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Number of users
Why it's wrong here
Users affect search performance, not storage capacity.
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Daily ingestion volume
Why this is correct
Capacity is primarily driven by daily data volume.
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