Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

What causes a license warning to occur in Splunk?

1. When indexing is paused for maintenance

2. When an alert is triggered and the capacity is not adjusted

3. When gross excess usage occurs for the month

4. When users exceed their login attempts

The correct answer is: When an alert is triggered and the capacity is not adjusted

A license warning in Splunk is primarily triggered when the organization's usage of indexed data exceeds the limits of their licensed capacity. This typically happens when there is gross excess usage for the month—meaning the total amount of data indexed surpasses the allowed limits set by the license agreement. In this context, the correct choice correlates to instances where alerts related to indexing capacity are activated due to exceeding the set limits. Splunk actively monitors indexing volume, and once it detects that usage has surpassed the license specifications, it will issue warnings. This process serves to inform administrators that more capacity may be required or that usage needs to be managed more effectively to remain in compliance with the licensing agreement. The other scenarios, while potentially impactful for operations within Splunk, do not typically result in a license warning. For example, pausing data indexing for maintenance is a common practice and does not relate directly to license violations. Similarly, triggering an alert or exceeding user login attempts pertain to operational management and security but do not directly influence licensed data indexing limits.