SPLK-2002 Troubleshooting And Operations Practice Question
You are setting up the Monitoring Console to monitor a distributed environment. Which THREE of the following steps are required to ensure the Monitoring Console is correctly configured?
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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Set up the distributed search group
Setting up the MC involves identifying the deployment, configuring roles, and setting up the instances.
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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Restart the KV store on every instance
Why it's wrong here
This is not a required step for MC setup.
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Set up the distributed search group
Why this is correct
The MC needs to know about all instances it is monitoring.
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Configure the deployment server as a monitoring node
Why this is correct
The deployment server should be monitored to track app deployment health.
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Enable the 'Monitoring Console' app on all indexers
Why it's wrong here
The MC app only needs to be enabled on the instance acting as the monitoring console.
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Add all instances to the Monitoring Console instance group
Why this is correct
This ensures the MC can query all nodes via the management API.
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