Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

When is a license alert triggered in Splunk?

1. When there's a scheduled search failure

2. When there is an unused license detected

3. When daily indexing quota is exceeded

4. When there is a software upgrade available

The correct answer is: When daily indexing quota is exceeded

A license alert in Splunk is specifically triggered when the daily indexing quota is exceeded. This quota is a limit set on the amount of data that can be indexed within a 24-hour period, based on the licenses that your organization has acquired. If the amount of data indexed surpasses this limit, it indicates that you are using more data than what your license permits, which can lead to compliance issues or additional costs for overages. Triggering this alert serves as an early warning system to help administrators manage their licensing effectively and take necessary actions to stay within their allocated data usage. In contrast, a scheduled search failure does not pertain to licensing but rather relates to the operational aspects of scheduled tasks within Splunk. An unused license detection would alert administrators about licenses that are not being utilized, but it wouldn't relate to compliance with daily data limits. Lastly, while knowledge of software upgrades is important for overall maintenance and security, it doesn’t involve licensing or data indexing directly. Thus, the context of license management and usage emphasizes the importance of monitoring indexed data to avoid exceeding the allotted limits.