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SPLK-1001 Practice Question: A Splunk administrator notices that a data model…
A Splunk administrator notices that a data model acceleration summary is not updating as expected. The data model is accelerated with a summary range of 30 days. What is the most likely cause of this issue?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often assume the issue is with the data model definition or time range, rather than recognizing that summary index disk space is a common operational cause for acceleration failures.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The summary index is not writable due to insufficient disk space.
Data model acceleration relies on a summary index to store pre-computed results. If the disk hosting that summary index is full, the acceleration process cannot write new data, causing the summary to stop updating. Splunk will log errors related to disk space, and the acceleration status will show as stalled or incomplete.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The data model is based on a time range older than the summary range.
Why it's wrong here
The summary range covers the data; old data is not a problem.
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The summary index is not writable due to insufficient disk space.
Why this is correct
Insufficient disk space prevents summary updates, stopping acceleration.
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The data model includes calculated fields that are not search-time extractable.
Why it's wrong here
Calculated fields are acceptable; acceleration works on search-time fields.
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The data model acceleration is configured to run only on real-time searches.
Why it's wrong here
Acceleration runs on scheduled summaries, not on real-time searches.
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