Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

What does useACK help to ensure in a Splunk configuration?

1. The indexer received data

2. The forwarder is functioning

3. Data is stored locally

4. The HTTP connection is secured

The correct answer is: The indexer received data

The option that states "The indexer received data" is correct because the useACK setting in Splunk is specifically designed to confirm the successful reception of data by the indexer. This ensures that when a forwarder sends data to the indexer, an acknowledgment (ACK) is returned to the forwarder indicating that the data has been received and indexed appropriately. This acknowledgment mechanism is vital in environments where data loss is a concern, as it provides assurance that the data sent by the forwarder is securely stored and available in the Splunk index. In contrast, the other options relate to different aspects of Splunk's functionality. The option regarding the forwarder functioning pertains to the operational status of the forwarder itself, rather than the acknowledgment of data receipt. The choice about data being stored locally refers to the data storage configuration and does not directly relate to the acknowledgment feature. Lastly, the option regarding securing HTTP connections addresses network security rather than data acknowledgment processes. Thus, the primary focus of useACK is indeed on the confirmation that the indexer has received the data.