Splunk Fundamentals 1 Practice Exam

Once data reaches the frozen bucket, what typically happens to it?

1. It is stored indefinitely

2. It is either archived or deleted

3. It is still searchable

4. It is compressed for efficiency

The correct answer is: It is either archived or deleted

Once data reaches the frozen bucket in Splunk, it is typically either archived or deleted. The frozen bucket represents data that has aged out of the hot and warm buckets, meaning it is no longer actively used for indexing or searching. Archiving can involve moving this data to a more cost-effective storage solution for long-term retention, while deletion means that the data is removed entirely from the Splunk environment. This process helps manage storage space and performance, ensuring that only relevant and actively used data remains readily accessible in the hot and warm buckets. The other options do not accurately describe the fate of data in the frozen bucket. It is not stored indefinitely, as there is typically a retention policy in place. Additionally, data in a frozen bucket is not searchable in the usual sense because it is no longer part of the main indexing structure. Compressing data is done primarily in the earlier stages of data processing, not specifically for data that has reached the frozen bucket.