Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect — Question 42

When using ingest-based licensing, what Splunk role requires the license manager to scale?

Answer options

• A. Search heads
• B. Deployment clients
• C. Search peers
• D. There are no roles that require the license manager to scale

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, as search peers are responsible for indexing data, which directly impacts the ingestion rate and thus requires the license manager to scale accordingly. Options A and B pertain to roles involved in searching and managing deployments but do not directly affect licensing. Option D is incorrect because search peers do indeed necessitate scaling of the license manager due to their role in data indexing.