Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

Which statement is NOT true for setting up a distributed search in Splunk?

1. All components must use a license master

2. Splunk needs installation on each search head and peer

3. The same indexes must be set up on all peers

4. A user must have edit_user capability on each peer

The correct answer is: The same indexes must be set up on all peers

Setting up a distributed search in Splunk involves several components working together to ensure efficient data management and retrieval. The statement about the same indexes needing to be set up on all peers is not valid. In a distributed search architecture, the peers can have different indexes; however, they must be appropriately configured to ensure that the search head can query all needed indexes across the peers. The purpose of using multiple indexers (peers) is often to manage different data sets and distribute the workload, which allows for scalability and ease of management. It is not a requirement for every peer to have identical index configurations, as long as the search head is aware of which index is on which peer and can route queries accordingly. In contrast, the other statements are true: all components must use a license master to ensure compliance and proper allocation of licenses; Splunk must be installed on each search head and peer to support their specific roles; and users need the proper capabilities, such as edit_user, to manage configurations on each component involved in the distributed search environment. These requirements ensure that the Splunk distributed architecture operates smoothly and efficiently.