Domain 01
Splunk Admin Basics
5%
Splunk admin responsibilities and initial setup.
Admin roles and responsibilitiesSplunk architectureSplunk installation
Splunk
Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin (SPLK-1003)
Code: SPLUNK-ENTERPRISE-ADMIN
Validates skills to administer, configure, and manage a Splunk Enterprise environment including data ingestion, indexing, users, and distributed search.
56
Questions
60m
Time Limit
700
Pass Score
17
Domains
2667
Practice Bank
Exam Domains
Domain 02
License Management
5%
Manage Splunk license pools, stacks, and violations.
License typesLicense masterLicense violations
Domain 03
Splunk Configuration Files
5%
Understand configuration file hierarchy, precedence, and merging.
Configuration file locationsConfiguration precedenceCommon config files
Domain 04
Splunk Indexes
10%
Create, configure, and manage Splunk indexes.
Index structureCreating indexesIndex retentionIndex optimization
Domain 05
Splunk User Management
5%
Manage users, roles, and capabilities.
Users and rolesCapabilitiesAuthentication
Domain 06
Splunk Authentication Management
5%
Configure external authentication systems.
LDAP integrationSAML integrationMulti-factor authentication
Domain 07
Getting Data In
5%
Configure data inputs for getting data into Splunk.
Input typesSource typesIndex-time field extraction
Domain 08
Distributed Search
10%
Configure and manage distributed search environments.
Search head and indexer relationshipSearch peer configurationSearch head clusteringDistributed search troubleshooting
Domain 09
Getting Data In – Staging
5%
Use staging and intermediate forwarders for data collection.
Heavy forwarderIntermediate forwardersRouting and filtering
Domain 10
Configuring Forwarders
5%
Install and configure Splunk Universal and Heavy Forwarders.
Universal forwarderForwarder outputsIndexer acknowledgment
Domain 11
Forwarder Management
10%
Centrally manage forwarders using Deployment Server.
Deployment serverDeployment appsServer classes
Domain 12
Monitor Inputs
5%
Configure monitor inputs to collect file and directory data.
Monitor stanzaCheckpointingWhitelist and blacklist
Domain 13
Network and Scripted Inputs
5%
Collect data via network (TCP/UDP) and scripted inputs.
TCP and UDP inputsScripted inputsModular inputs
Domain 14
Agentless Inputs
5%
Collect data without installing forwarders.
HTTP Event Collector (HEC)S3 and cloud inputsSyslog collection
Domain 15
Fine Tuning Inputs
5%
Optimize data inputs for performance and correctness.
props.conf tuningEvent breakingTimestamp recognition
Domain 16
Parsing Phase and Data
5%
Understand data parsing and enrichment at index time.
Parsing pipelineIndex-time transformsStructured data parsing
Domain 17
Manipulating Raw Data
5%
Use transforms to mask, route, and modify data at index time.
AnonymizationSEDCMDRouting events
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