Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

Which of the following is part of the Management Tier?

1. Search Head

2. License Master

3. Heavy Forwarder

4. Indexer

The correct answer is: License Master

The License Master is considered part of the Management Tier in a Splunk deployment. This component plays a critical role in the overall management of the Splunk environment by regulating the licensing aspects of the system. It ensures that the data ingestion does not exceed the limits set by the organization's purchased licenses and functions as the central authority that tracks and enforces the license usage across the deployment. In contrast, the Search Head, Heavy Forwarder, and Indexer serve different, operational roles within the Splunk architecture. The Search Head is responsible for facilitating search requests and providing search results to end users. The Heavy Forwarder is involved in collecting and forwarding data to the Indexers but does not manage licensing. The Indexer is the component that processes and stores the incoming data, making it available for search and analysis. These components focus on data processing and retrieval, rather than the management of resources and compliance, which is the primary function of the License Master.