SolarWinds Certified Professional – Network Performance Monitor — Question 13

Retention policies require you to keep Syslog messages in the database for 9 days before you can discard them. Syslog messages from 8 days ago are missing.
What is likely the issue?

Answer options

• A. Database compaction runs weekly
• B. Default Syslog retention period is seven days
• C. Default Syslog web filter is seven days
• D. Detailed records are summarized after seven days

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because if the default Syslog retention period is only seven days, then messages from 8 days ago would indeed be missing. The other options do not directly address the retention policy's failure to meet the 9-day requirement.