SPLK-1002 · Question #122
Which of the following is a function of the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM)?
The correct answer is A. Normalizing data across a Splunk deployment. The Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) normalizes data from diverse sources into a common schema, enabling consistent searching and reporting across a deployment.
Question
Which of the following is a function of the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM)?
Options
- ANormalizing data across a Splunk deployment.
- BProviding templates for reports and dashboards.
- CAlgorithmically shifting events to other indexes.
- DReingesting previously indexed data with new field names.
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(42 responses)- A95% (40)
- B2% (1)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
The Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) normalizes data from diverse sources into a common schema, enabling consistent searching and reporting across a deployment.
The CIM provides a shared set of field names and event categories that allows Splunk users to write searches that work uniformly across data from different vendors and technologies. By mapping source-specific fields to CIM-defined field names, it normalizes data so that a single search query can span multiple data sources without source-specific customization.
CIM does not provide report or dashboard templates; those are provided by Splunk apps and the built-in reporting features.
CIM does not move or route events between indexes; that is handled by index-time configurations and routing rules.
CIM does not reingest or reindex data with new field names; it uses field aliases and calculated fields to normalize data at search time without modifying the raw index.
Concept tested: Splunk CIM data normalization function
Source: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/CIM/latest/User/Overview
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