Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

Which bucket has recent data that is only read only?

1. Hot

2. Warm

3. Cold

4. Frozen

The correct answer is: Warm

The warm bucket is the correct answer because it contains indexed data that is still actively used but is in a read-only state. When data is first indexed in Splunk, it starts in the hot bucket, where it is actively written to. Once the data retention policies dictate that the hot bucket can no longer accept new data, the data is moved to the warm bucket. At this stage, although the warm bucket retains recently indexed data, it transitions to being read-only to ensure integrity and performance as data ages. The warm bucket acts as a secondary storage tier following the hot bucket before data eventually moves into the cold bucket as it becomes older. The cold bucket refers to older data not frequently accessed, while frozen data refers to data that has been deleted or archived beyond the retention policies. Therefore, the warm bucket is where recent data is stored in a read-only form, making it the correct choice.