Which Splunk forwarder has a built-in license?

The correct answer is C. Universal forwarder. The Universal Forwarder (UF) has a built-in license included at no extra cost. It is a lightweight, dedicated forwarding agent that does not require a separate Splunk Enterprise license to operate. The Heavy Forwarder (B) runs a full Splunk instance and requires a license. The…

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ALight forwarder
BHeavy forwarder
CUniversal forwarder
DCloud forwarder

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(53 responses)

A
2% (1)
B
4% (2)
C
92% (49)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

The Universal Forwarder (UF) has a built-in license included at no extra cost. It is a lightweight, dedicated forwarding agent that does not require a separate Splunk Enterprise license to operate. The Heavy Forwarder (B) runs a full Splunk instance and requires a license. The Light Forwarder (A) is a legacy, deprecated component that also required a license. 'Cloud Forwarder' (D) is not a standard Splunk forwarder type. The Universal Forwarder's built-in license is one reason it is the recommended and most widely deployed forwarding agent in Splunk environments.

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#Universal Forwarder#Forwarder Licensing#Data Forwarding#Splunk Architecture

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