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Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Exam

SPLUNK-ADMIN

Validates skills in Splunk Enterprise administration including installation, configuration, user management, and data inputs.

Exam Details

Official SPLUNK-ADMIN exam format

Questions
100
Time Limit
120 minutes
Passing Score
720/1000
Domains
17
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100
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Exam Domains

The Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin exam covers 17 domains with different weight percentages

Domain 1: Splunk Admin Basics

5%

Fundamental concepts and components of Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Identify Splunk components

Domain 2: License Management

5%

Management of Splunk licenses and understanding their implications.

Topics covered:
  • Identify license types
  • Understand license violations

Domain 3: Splunk Configuration Files

5%

Understanding the structure and management of configuration files in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Describe Splunk configuration directory structure
  • Understand configuration layering
  • Understand configuration precedence
  • Use btool to examine configuration settings

Domain 4: Splunk Indexes

10%

Understanding the structure and management of indexes in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Describe index structure
  • List types of index buckets
  • Check index data integrity
  • Describe indexes.conf options
  • Describe the fishbucket
  • Apply a data retention policy

Domain 5: Splunk User Management

5%

Managing users and roles within Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Describe user roles in Splunk
  • Create a custom role
  • Add Splunk users

Domain 6: Splunk Authentication Management

5%

Managing authentication methods within Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Integrate Splunk with LDAP
  • List other user authentication options
  • Describe the steps to enable multifactor authentication in Splunk

Domain 7: Getting Data In

5%

Understanding how to input data into Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Describe the basic settings for an input
  • List Splunk forwarder types
  • Configure the forwarder
  • Add an input to UF using CLI

Domain 8: Distributed Search

10%

Understanding how distributed search operates in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Describe how distributed search works
  • Explain the roles of the search head and search peers
  • Configure a distributed search group
  • List search head scaling options

Domain 9: Getting Data In – Staging

5%

Understanding the stages of data indexing in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • List the three phases of the Splunk Indexing process
  • List Splunk input options

Domain 10: Configuring Forwarders

5%

Knowledge of configuring forwarders in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Configure Forwarders
  • Identify additional Forwarder options

Domain 11: Forwarder Management

10%

Managing and monitoring forwarders in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Explain the use of deployment management
  • Describe Splunk Deployment Server
  • Manage forwarders using deployment apps
  • Configure deployment clients
  • Configure client groups
  • Monitor forwarder management activities

Domain 12: Monitor Inputs

5%

Creating and managing monitor inputs in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Create file and directory monitor inputs
  • Use optional settings for monitor inputs
  • Deploy a remote monitor input

Domain 13: Network and Scripted Inputs

5%

Creating network and scripted inputs in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Create network (TCP and UDP) inputs
  • Describe optional settings for network inputs
  • Create a basic scripted input

Domain 14: Agentless Inputs

5%

Understanding agentless data inputs in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Creating Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) inputs
  • Describe HTTP Event Collector

Domain 15: Fine Tuning Inputs

5%

Optimizing input configurations in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Understand the default processing that occurs during input phase
  • Configure input phase options, such as sourcetype fine-tuning and character set encoding

Domain 16: Parsing Phase and Data

5%

Understanding the parsing phase of data in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Understand the default processing that occurs during parsing
  • Optimize and configure event line breaking
  • Explain how timestamps and time zones are extracted or assigned to events
  • Use Data Preview to validate event creation during the parsing phase

Domain 17: Manipulating Raw Data

5%

Transforming and managing raw data in Splunk.

Topics covered:
  • Explain how data transformations are defined and invoked
  • Use transformations with props.conf and transforms.conf to:
  • Use SEDCMD to modify raw data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin certification exam

How many questions are on the Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin exam?
The Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin (SPLUNK-ADMIN) exam contains 100 questions that must be completed within 120 minutes.
What is the passing score for Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin?
You need to score 720 out of 1000 (72%) to pass the Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin certification exam.
What topics are covered in the Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin exam?
The exam covers 17 main domains: Splunk Admin Basics, License Management, Splunk Configuration Files, Splunk Indexes, Splunk User Management, Splunk Authentication Management, Getting Data In, Distributed Search, Getting Data In – Staging, Configuring Forwarders, Forwarder Management, Monitor Inputs, Network and Scripted Inputs, Agentless Inputs, Fine Tuning Inputs, Parsing Phase and Data, Manipulating Raw Data. Each domain has different weight percentages based on importance.
How can BetaStudy help me pass the Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin exam?
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Are the practice questions updated for the latest SPLUNK-ADMIN exam?
Yes, our questions are automatically updated whenever the official exam syllabus changes. We monitor the official Splunk certification page and regenerate questions to match the current exam format.

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