Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

What condition will cause a hot bucket to be closed and converted to warm status?

1. When a frozen bucket is thawed.

2. When a hot bucket reaches its max size.

3. When the indexer is restarted.

4. When a hot bucket reaches its max time span.

The correct answer is: When a hot bucket reaches its max size.

The condition that causes a hot bucket to be closed and converted to warm status occurs when a hot bucket reaches its maximum size. In Splunk, data is ingested into hot buckets, which can undergo changes based on size and time constraints. When the size of a hot bucket exceeds its predefined limit, it cannot hold any more data, necessitating its closure. Once closed, the hot bucket transitions to warm status, where it becomes available for searching and can be written to the disk for long-term storage. This mechanism is part of how Splunk reserves system resources and maintains efficient performance. By managing the size of hot buckets, Splunk can ensure that data is properly organized and easily retrievable, maintaining optimal search performance as the amount of data grows over time. Other options, such as thawing a frozen bucket or restarting the indexer, do not directly relate to the closure of hot buckets. The transition to warm status is primarily driven by size or duration criteria rather than external actions like restarts or events concerning frozen buckets.