SPLK-2002 Data Lifecycle Management Practice Question
Which THREE actions can help resolve 'disk-full' status on an indexer?
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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Reduce frozenTimePeriodInSecs
To free disk space, you can reduce retention, increase compression, or move cold data to a larger volume.
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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Reduce frozenTimePeriodInSecs
Why this is correct
This deletes data sooner.
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Increase maxTotalDataSizeMB
Why it's wrong here
This would make the problem worse.
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Decrease bucket count limits
Why this is correct
Managing count helps with storage pressure.
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Increase replication factor
Why it's wrong here
This increases disk usage.
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Move cold buckets to a different volume
Why this is correct
Offloading cold data frees local disk space.
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