Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

Where can Infrastructure-based pricing be monitored for license usage?

1. Via the Command Line Interface

2. Via the Monitor Console in Splunk Web or Cloud Monitoring console

3. In the Configuration Files

4. Through External Monitoring Tools

The correct answer is: Via the Monitor Console in Splunk Web or Cloud Monitoring console

Monitoring infrastructure-based pricing for license usage is effectively conducted through the Monitor Console in Splunk Web or the Cloud Monitoring console. This centralized interface provides users with a visual representation of their licensing usage, allowing them to track data volume and license consumption over time. The Monitor Console specifically is designed to give insights into the health and status of Splunk environments, including usage statistics that are essential for managing license agreements and ensuring compliance. Through this console, administrators can easily access relevant metrics pertaining to their infrastructure-based pricing and adjust their usage as necessary to stay within their licensed limits. While the Command Line Interface offers some monitoring capabilities, it is not geared explicitly towards providing a comprehensive view of license usage in the same user-friendly manner as the Monitor Console. Configuration files mainly store settings and do not provide real-time monitoring data or visual analytics. External monitoring tools, while useful for broader system performance tracking, do not typically focus specifically on Splunk's licensing metrics. Thus, leveraging the Monitor Console is the optimal approach for tracking license usage in an infrastructure-based pricing model.