Splunk SPLK-3003 Exam Dumps

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Exam Code	SPLK-3003
Exam Name	Splunk Core Certified Consultant
Questions	85 Questions Answers With Explanation
Update Date	04, 14, 2026
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Question # 1

In which of the following scenarios should base configurations be used to provide consistent, repeatable, and supportable configurations?

A. For non-production environments to keep their configurations in sync.   
B. To ensure every customer has exactly the same base settings.   
C. To provide settings that do not need to be customized to meet customer requirements.   
D. To provide settings that can be customized to meet customer requirements.   

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Question # 2

A new single-site three indexer cluster is being stood up with replication_factor:2, search_factor:2. At which step would the Indexer Cluster be classed as ‘Indexing Ready’ and be able to ingest new data? Step 1: Install and configure Cluster Master (CM)/Master Node with base clustering stanza settings, restarting CM. Step 2: Configure a base app in etc/master-apps on the CM to enable a splunktcp input on port 9997 and deploy index creation configurations. Step 3: Install and configure Indexer 1 so that once restarted, it contacts the CM, download the latest config bundle. Step 4: Indexer 1 restarts and has successfully joined the cluster. Step 5: Install and configure Indexer 2 so that once restarted, it contacts the CM, downloads the latest config bundle Step 6: Indexer 2 restarts and has successfully joined the cluster. Step 7: Install and configure Indexer 3 so that once restarted, it contacts the CM, downloads the latest config bundle. Step 8: Indexer 3 restarts and has successfully joined the cluster. 

A. Step 2
B. Step 4
C. Step 6 
D. Step 8 

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Question # 3

In a single indexer cluster, where should the Monitoring Console (MC) be installed?

A. Deployer sharing with master cluster.  
B. License master that has 50 clients or more.   
C. Cluster master node   
D. Production Search Head   

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Question # 4

What happens to the indexer cluster when the indexer Cluster Master (CM) runs out of disk space? 

A. A warm standby CM needs to be brought online as soon as possible before an indexer has an outage.
B. The indexer cluster will continue to operate as long as no indexers fail.   
C. If the indexer cluster has site failover configured in the CM, the second cluster master will take over.   
D. The indexer cluster will continue to operate as long as a replacement CM is deployed within 24 hours.   

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Question # 5

Which of the following server roles should be configured for a host which indexes its internal logs locally?

A. Cluster master
B. Indexer
C. Monitoring Console (MC)
D. Search head

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Question # 6

When can the Search Job Inspector be used to debug searches?

A. If the search has not expired.   
B. If the search is currently running.
C. If the search has been queued 
D. If the search has expired.

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Question # 7

A customer wants to implement LDAP because managing local Splunk users is becoming too much of an overhead. What configuration details are needed from the customer to implement LDAP authentication?

A.API: Python script with PAM/RADIUS details.
B. LDAP server: port, bind user credentials, path/to/groups, path/to/user.
C. LDAP server: port, bind user credentials, base DN for groups, base DN for users.
D. LDAP REST details, base DN for groups, base DN for users.

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Question # 8

Which of the following is the most efficient search?

A. index=www status=200 uri=/cart/checkout | append [search index = sales] | stats count, sum(revenue) as total_revenue by session_id | table total_revenue session_id 
B. (index=www status=200 uri=/cart/checkout) OR (index=sales) | stats count, sum (revenue) as total_revenue by session_id | table total_revenue session_id  
C. index=www | append [search index = sales] | stats count, sum(revenue) as total_revenue by session_id | table total_revenue session_id 
D. (index=www) OR (index=sales) | search (index=www status=200 uri=/cart/checkout) OR (index=sales) | stats count, sum(revenue) as total_revenue by session_id | table total_revenue session_id

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Question # 9

A non-ES customer has a concern about data availability during a disaster recovery event. Which of the following Splunk Validated Architectures (SVAs) would be recommended for that use case?

A. Topology Category Code: M4  
B. Topology Category Code: M14
C. Topology Category Code: C13   
D. Topology Category Code: C3  

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Question # 10

The customer wants to migrate their current Splunk Index cluster to new hardware to improve indexing and search performance. What is the correct process and procedure for this task?

A. 1. Install new indexers2.Configure indexers into the cluster as peers; ensure they receive the same configuration via the deployment server3.Decommission old peers one at a time.4.Remove old peers from the CM’s list.5.Update forwarders to forward to the new peers. 
B.1. Install new indexers.2.Configure indexers into the cluster as peers; ensure they receive the cluster bundle and the same configuration as original peers. 3.Decommission old peers one at a time. 4.Remove old peers from the CM’s list.4.Remove old peers from the CM’s list.5.Update forwarders to forward to the new peers.
C.1. Install new indexers.2.Configure indexers into the cluster as peers; ensure they receive the same configuration via the deployment server. 3.Update forwarders to forward to the new peers.   4.Decommission old peers on at a time. 5.Restart the cluster master (CM).
D.1. Install new indexers.2.Configure indexers into the cluster as peers; ensure they receive the cluster bundle and the same configuration as original peers.3.Update forwarders to forward to the new peers.4.Decommission old peers one at a time. 5.Remove old peers from the CM’s list.   

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Question # 11

A customer’s deployment server is overwhelmed with forwarder connections after adding an additional 1000 clients. The default phone home interval is set to 60 seconds. To reduce the number of connection failures to the DS what is recommended? 

A. Create a tiered deployment server topology.   
B. Reduce the phone home interval to 6 seconds.   
C. Leave the phone home interval at 60 seconds.   
D. Increase the phone home interval to 600 seconds.

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Question # 12

Which statement is true about subsearches?

A. Subsearches are faster than other types of searches. 
B. Subsearches work best for joining two large result sets.
C. Subsearches run at the same time as their outer search.
D. Subsearches work best for small result sets.

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Question # 13

A customer has a multisite cluster (two sites, each site in its own data center) and users experiencing a slow response when searches are run on search heads located in either site. The Search Job Inspector shows the delay is being caused by search heads on either site waiting for results to be returned by indexers on the opposing site. The network team has confirmed that there is limited bandwidth available between the two data centers, which are in different geographic locations. Which of the following would be the least expensive and easiest way to improve search performance?

A. Configure site_search_factor to ensure a searchable copy exists in the local site for each search head.   
B. Move all indexers and search heads in one of the data centers into the same site.  
C. Install a network pipe with more bandwidth between the two data centers.   
D. Set the site setting on each indexer in the server.conf clustering stanza to be the same for all indexers regardless of site.   

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Question # 14

A customer would like to remove the output_file capability from users with the default user role to stop them from filling up the disk on the search head with lookup files. What is the best way to remove this capability from users?

A. Create a new role without the output_file capability that inherits the default user role and assign it to the users.
B. Create a new role with the output_file capability that inherits the default user role and assign it to the users.
C. Edit the default user role and remove the output_file capability
D. Clone the default user role, remove the output_file capability, and assign it to the users

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Question # 15

When adding a new search head to a search head cluster (SHC), which of the following scenarios occurs? 

A. The new search head connects to the captain and replays any recent configuration changes to bring it up to date.  
B. The new search head connects to the deployer and replays any recent configuration changes to bring it up to date.
C. The new search head connects to the captain and pulls the most recently deployed bundle. It then connects to the deployer and replays any recent configuration changes to bring it up to date.
D. The new search head connects to the deployer and pulls the most recently deployed bundle. It then connects to the captain and replays any recent configuration changes to bring it up to date.

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Question # 16

The universal forwarder (UF) should be used whenever possible, as it is smaller and more efficient. In which of the following scenarios would a heavy forwarder (HF) be a more appropriate choice? 

A. When a predictable version of Python is required.   
B. When filtering 10%–15% of incoming events.
C. When monitoring a log file.
D. When running a script.   

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Question # 17

Data can be onboarded using apps, Splunk Web, or the CLI. Which is the PS preferred method? 

A. Create UDP input port 9997 on a UF.   
B. Use the add data wizard in Splunk Web.   
C. Use the inputs.conf file.   
D. Use a scripted input to monitor a log file.   

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Question # 18

A customer has a Universal Forwarder (UF) with an inputs.conf monitoring its splunkd.log. The data is sent through a heavy forwarder to an indexer. Where does the Index time parsing occur?

A. Indexer  
B. Universal forwarder   
C. Search head   
D. Heavy forwarder  

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Question # 19

A customer has a search cluster (SHC) of six members split evenly between two data centers (DC). The customer is concerned with network connectivity between the two DCs due to frequent outages. Which of the following is true as it relates to SHC resiliency when a network outage occurs between the two DCs? 

A. The SHC will function as expected as the SHC deployer will become the new captain until the network communication is restored.  
B. The SHC will stop all scheduled search activity within the SHC.   
C. The SHC will function as expected as the minimum required number of nodes for a SHC is 3.   
D. The SHC will function as expected as the SHC captain will fall back to previous active captain in the remaining site.  

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Question # 20

In which directory should base config app(s) be placed to initialize an indexer?

A. $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/   
B. $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps   
C. $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local   
D. $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/slave-apps   

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Question # 21

Monitoring Console (MC) health check configuration items are stored in which configuration file?

A. healthcheck.conf   
B. alert_actions.conf   
 C. distsearch.conf
D. checklist.conf  

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Question # 22

A [script://] input sends data to a Splunk forwarder using which method? 

A. UDP stream  
B. TCP stream  
C. Temporary file   
D. STDOUT/STDERR  

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Question # 23

As a best practice which of the following should be used to ingest data on clustered indexers?

A. Monitoring (via a process), collecting data (modular inputs) from remote systems/applications
B. Modular inputs, HTTP Event Collector (HEC), inputs.conf monitor stanza
C. Actively listening on ports, monitoring (via a process), collecting data from remote systems/applications
D. splunktcp, splunktcp-ssl, HTTP Event Collector (HEC)

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Question # 24

In a large cloud customer environment with many (>100) dynamically created endpoint systems, each with a UF already deployed, what is the best approach for associating these systems with an appropriate serverclass on the deployment server?

A. Work with the cloud orchestration team to create a common host-naming convention for these systems so a simple pattern can be used in the serverclass.conf whitelist attribute. 
B. Create a CSV lookup file for each severclass, manually keep track of the endpoints within this CSV file,and leverage the whitelist.from_pathname attribute in serverclass.conf  
C. Work with the cloud orchestration team to dynamically insert an appropriate clientName setting into each endpoint’s local/deploymentclient.conf which can be matched by whitelist in serverclass.conf.   
D. Using an installation bootstrap script run a CLI command to assign a clientName setting and permit serverclass.conf whitelist simplification.  

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Question # 25

A customer with a large distributed environment has blacklisted a large lookup from the search bundle to decrease the bundle size using distsearch.conf. After this change, when running searches utilizing the lookup that was blacklisted they see error messages in the Splunk Search UI stating the lookup file does not exist.What can the customer do to resolve the issue? 

A. The search needs to be modified to ensure the lookup command specifies parameter local=true.
B. The blacklisted lookup definition stanza needs to be modified to specify setting allow_caching=true
C. The search needs to be modified to ensure the lookup command specified parameter blacklist=false
D.The lookup cannot be blacklisted; the change must be reverted.

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