SPLK-1002 Advanced Visualization and Lookups Practice Question
A lookup table maps combinations of 'source_ip' and 'dest_port' to a 'policy' field. The lookup is defined in transforms.conf with a max_match of 1. Which lookup command syntax will correctly perform the lookup?
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lookup policy_lookup source_ip dest_port OUTPUT policy
The lookup command takes a space-separated list of event fields to match against lookup fields in order.
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lookup policy_lookup source_ip dest_port
Why it's wrong here
Missing OUTPUT clause; output fields must be specified.
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lookup policy_lookup (source_ip, dest_port) OUTPUT policy
Why it's wrong here
Parentheses are not supported.
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lookup policy_lookup source_ip dest_port OUTPUT policy
Why this is correct
This syntax correctly maps event fields to lookup fields.
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lookup policy_lookup source_ip, dest_port OUTPUT policy
Why it's wrong here
Comma separation is invalid; fields must be space-separated.
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