SPLK-2002(205Q) · Question #172
(Which of the following data sources are used for the Monitoring Console dashboards?)
A and D are correct. The Splunk Monitoring Console (MC) dashboards pull data from two primary sources: REST API calls, which provide real-time status and health information from Splunk components, and metrics.log, which contains internal performance and resource metrics that…
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(Which of the following data sources are used for the Monitoring Console dashboards?)
Options
- AREST API calls
- BSplunk btool
- CSplunk diag
- Dmetrics.log
Explanation
A and D are correct. The Splunk Monitoring Console (MC) dashboards pull data from two primary sources: REST API calls, which provide real-time status and health information from Splunk components, and metrics.log, which contains internal performance and resource metrics that drive the historical trend dashboards.
B (btool) is a command-line utility for troubleshooting and validating Splunk configuration files - it is an admin tool, not a live data feed into MC dashboards.
C (Splunk diag) generates a snapshot bundle of logs and configs for support cases; it's a one-time diagnostic collector, not a continuous data source the MC reads from.
Memory tip: Think "Real-time + historical = REST + metrics.log." The MC needs live data (REST) and trend data (metrics.log) - the other two options are one-off admin tools you run manually, not sources the MC polls automatically.
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