Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

When sending data via HTTP (HEC), which setting is used to break the events in props.conf?

1. LINE_BREAKER

2. LB_CHUNK_BREAKER

3. EVENT_BREAKER

4. CHUNK_BREAKER

The correct answer is: LB_CHUNK_BREAKER

When sending data via the HTTP Event Collector (HEC), the setting used in the `props.conf` file to break the incoming events is specifically called `LB_CHUNK_BREAKER`. This setting is designed to define how the data being received via HTTP is segmented into individual events. Utilizing `LB_CHUNK_BREAKER` allows administrators to specify custom rules for breaking incoming data into events based on specific delimiters or patterns, ensuring that large chunks of data can be processed efficiently and accurately by Splunk. This granularity in how data is handled is particularly important when dealing with varied formats of incoming data which may not consistently adhere to event boundaries, making effective event-breaking essential for data integrity and searchability within Splunk. Other options describe different settings that could apply in other contexts. For instance, `LINE_BREAKER` is typically used for breaking lines in text data, while `EVENT_BREAKER` may pertain to defining other event-breaking behaviors that are more generic and not necessarily tied to the HEC context. On the other hand, `CHUNK_BREAKER` appears similar but does not specifically relate to the HTTP Event Collector's event management process. Understanding these distinctions is key to configuring how Splunk ingests and processes data efficiently.