Configuration Management Flashcards

1
Q

What is a Deployment App?

A

An arbitrary unit of content deployed by the Deployment Server to a group of deployment clients

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2
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What should the scope of an app’s contents be

A

very focused. Build smaller apps with specific configurations that can be reused.

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3
Q

What are Base Configs?

A

A collection of modular apps built and maintained by Splunk Professional Services

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4
Q

Why would org_all_indexes be placed on a search head?

A

To enable typeahead features in Splunk Web

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5
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What is the Deployment Server?

A

A tool for distributing configurations, apps, and content updates to Splunk Enterprise instances.

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6
Q

Is the Deployment Server(DS) required?

A

It is not required. Any 3rd party tools can be used.

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7
Q

Other than forwarders, what can the Deployment Server configure?

A

Non-clustered indexers
non-clustered search heads
Cluster Master

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8
Q

What is the default client poll to the Deployment Server?

A

60 second intervals

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9
Q

How do you manage Chained/Clustered DS?

A
  • set crossServerChecksum = true in Global Stanza on Primary and Secondary deployment servers in Serverclass.conf [global] stanza
  • Change repositoryLocation to /Deployment/apps on Secondary DS deploymentclient.conf [deployment-client]
  • Change serverRepositoryLocationPolicy = rejectAlways on secondary deploymentclient.conf [deployment-client]
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10
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What instance types is base config org_all_deployment_client installed on?

A

Indexer, Cluster Master, Search Head, Forwarder

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11
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What instance types is base config org_all_indexer_base installed on?

A

Indexer

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12
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What instance types is base config org_all_indexes installed on?

A

Indexer, Search Head (Typeahead Features)

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13
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What instance types is base config org_indexer_volume_indexes installed on?

A

Indexer

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14
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What instance types is base config org_full_license_server installed on?

A

Indexer, Search Head

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15
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What instance types is base config org_all__props installed on?

A

Indexer, Search Head

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16
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What instance types is base config org_cluster_indexer_base installed on?

A

Indexer

17
Q

What instance types is base config org_site_n_indexer_base installed on?

A

Indexer

18
Q

What instance types is base config org_all_forwarder_outputs installed on?

A

Cluster Master, Search Head, Forwarder

19
Q

What instance types is base config org_cluster_master_base installed on?

A

Cluster Master

20
Q

What instance types is base config org_search_volume_indexes installed on?

A

Search Head

21
Q

What instance types is base config org_all_search_base installed on?

A

Search Head

22
Q

What instance types is base config org_dept_app_inputs installed on?

A

Forwarder