Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User — Question 74

The Splunk administrator wants to ensure data is distributed evenly amongst the indexers. To do this, he runs the following search over the last 24 hours: index=*
What field can the administrator check to see the data distribution?

Answer options

• A. host
• B. index
• C. linecount
• D. splunk_server

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, as the 'splunk_server' field indicates which indexer processed the data, allowing the administrator to evaluate how evenly the data is spread. The other options, such as 'host', 'index', and 'linecount', do not provide insight into data distribution across the indexers.