SPLK-1002 Transactions and Event Correlation Practice Question
A Splunk search uses 'transaction clientip maxpause=5m'. What does the maxpause setting control?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The maximum time gap between events in the transaction.
maxpause sets the maximum inactivity timeout: if no new event for the same clientip arrives within 5 minutes, the transaction is closed.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The maximum number of transactions allowed.
Why it's wrong here
That is maxopentxn.
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The maximum number of events in the transaction.
Why it's wrong here
No such parameter; event limit can be achieved via maxevents.
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The maximum total time span of the transaction.
Why it's wrong here
That is maxspan.
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The maximum time gap between events in the transaction.
Why this is correct
Correct: maxpause defines the allowed gap between consecutive events.
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