Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

Which input method is NOT supported by Scripted Inputs in Splunk?

1. Monitoring files from a directory

2. Collecting data from APIs and web services

3. Gathering data from message queues

4. Directly indexing pre-existing databases

The correct answer is: Directly indexing pre-existing databases

Scripted Inputs in Splunk are designed to allow users to customize the collection of data from various sources through scripts. They enable the monitoring of files, the collection of data from APIs, and the gathering of information from message queues. Each of these methods can be scripted to provide the necessary data for Splunk to index and analyze. However, directly indexing pre-existing databases is not supported by Scripted Inputs. This is because direct database connections typically require Splunk's DB Connect application, which is specifically designed for extracting data from databases using SQL queries. Scripted Inputs, on the other hand, focus on data sources that can be monitored through scripts rather than connecting to databases. Thus, the option regarding directly indexing pre-existing databases is the one that does not align with the capabilities of Scripted Inputs, emphasizing the specialized nature of database connections compared to the broader applications of scripted data collection methods.