Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

When a department exceeds their pool limit while the total license limit is not surpassed, will Company A receive an alert?

1. Yes, for the specific department

2. No, because the total license limit is not exceeded

3. Yes, if violations occur in any pool

4. No, only on a company-wide basis

The correct answer is: No, because the total license limit is not exceeded

The correct answer is formulated around the licensing model used by Splunk, specifically concerning how alerts are triggered when a department exceeds its individual data pool limit while the organization as a whole stays within its total license limit. Since the department is only surpassing its own allocated data pool but not breaching the overarching total license limit set for the company, Splunk does not trigger alerts at this point. Alerts are generally designed to only activate when the total license capacity is exceeded, which means that adherence to the overall licensing policy is maintained, hence no alerts will be issued. This reflects Splunk's intention to allow flexibility within department limits as long as the aggregate data input across the organization remains compliant with the total licensed capacity. Consequently, no departmental alerts will surface unless the total license limit itself is confronted.