Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User — Question 85
Which of the following is the use case for the deployment server feature of Splunk?
Answer options
- A. Managing distributed workloads in a Splunk environment.
- B. Automating upgrades of Splunk forwarder installations on endpoints.
- C. Orchestrating the operations and scale of a containerized Splunk deployment.
- D. Updating configuration and distributing apps to processing components, primarily forwarders.
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer, D, highlights that the deployment server is responsible for updating configurations and distributing applications to forwarders in a Splunk environment. Options A and C describe broader management tasks that are not specific to the deployment server, while option B focuses on upgrade automation, which is not the primary role of the deployment server.