Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

Which data counts towards your daily license quota in Splunk?

1. All data that flows through the parsing pipeline per day, per indexer

2. Summary indexes

3. Splunk internal logs

4. Replicated data

The correct answer is: All data that flows through the parsing pipeline per day, per indexer

In Splunk, the daily license quota is based on the total amount of indexed data that is processed. All data that flows through the parsing pipeline per day, per indexer is counted towards this quota. This includes any raw data ingested into the system, which is subsequently indexed and stored for search and analysis. The reason this is the correct answer revolves around the core functionality of how Splunk licenses its usage — it monitors the volume of data indexed daily. Therefore, the licenses are calculated based on the total volume of new data ingested during that time frame. The other options represent data types or scenarios that are not counted towards the daily license quota. For instance, summary indexes are designed to store aggregated data and are not counted separately for licensing. Splunk's internal logs, while crucial for monitoring and troubleshooting the internal workings of Splunk itself, do not contribute to the daily quota as they are considered part of Splunk's operational data instead of user-generated content. Lastly, replicated data refers to data that may be duplicated across indexers for redundancy and availability; this is not counted towards the license usage because it is not additional unique data being indexed. Thus, the focus on the daily ingestion of raw data highlights the importance of the parsing pipeline