Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

How do license violations affect searching in Splunk?

1. They will always disable indexing completely

2. Searching will be disabled for licenses under 100GB/day with 45 warnings in 60 days

3. License violations have no effect on search capabilities

4. They only affect admin functionalities

The correct answer is: Searching will be disabled for licenses under 100GB/day with 45 warnings in 60 days

License violations in Splunk primarily affect the search capabilities when the daily indexing volume exceeds the licensed limit. If a system exceeds its license threshold, it may trigger a series of warnings, and if the violations continue, a searcher's ability to perform searches can be disabled. Specifically, for licenses under 100GB per day, there are a predefined number of warnings that need to be issued over a specified timeframe—45 warnings in 60 days as mentioned. If this threshold is reached and no corrective action is taken, then searching will indeed be disabled. This means that maintaining awareness of licensing compliance is crucial for ongoing search functionality. Organizations must monitor their indexing volume to avoid reaching the limits that could restrict search capabilities, which places a focus on both effective data management and the adherence to licensing agreements within Splunk. Other options incorrectly suggest that either indexing would be entirely disabled or that the license violations would not affect search capabilities at all, which does not accurately reflect Splunk's operational policies regarding licensing compliance and search functionality.