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SPLK-1003 · Question #73

Where are deployment server apps mapped to clients?

The correct answer is C. Server Classes tab in forwarder management interface or serverclass.conf.. Server Classes in the forwarder management interface and serverclass.conf define which apps are deployed to which groups of forwarder clients.

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Question

Where are deployment server apps mapped to clients?

Options

  • AApps tab in forwarder management interface or clientapps.conf.
  • BClients tab in forwarder management interface or deploymentclient.conf.
  • CServer Classes tab in forwarder management interface or serverclass.conf.
  • DClient Applications tab in forwarder management interface or clientapps.conf.

How the community answered

(53 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    89% (47)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Server Classes in the forwarder management interface and serverclass.conf define which apps are deployed to which groups of forwarder clients.

AApps tab in forwarder management interface or clientapps.conf.

clientapps.conf is not a valid Splunk configuration file, and there is no 'Apps tab' in the forwarder management interface that maps apps to clients.

BClients tab in forwarder management interface or deploymentclient.conf.

deploymentclient.conf resides on the forwarder itself and points it to a deployment server; it does not define which apps are assigned to which clients.

CServer Classes tab in forwarder management interface or serverclass.conf.Correct

serverclass.conf defines server class stanzas that use filters (hostname, IP, machine type) to map specific apps to specific client groups; the Server Classes tab in the forwarder management UI provides a graphical interface for creating and managing these same mappings.

DClient Applications tab in forwarder management interface or clientapps.conf.

Neither a 'Client Applications tab' nor clientapps.conf exists within Splunk's deployment server architecture.

Concept tested: Deployment server server class app mapping

Source: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Updating/Definedeploymentclasses

Topics

#Deployment Server#Server Classes#Configuration Files#Forwarder Management

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