Splunk Exam SPLK-4001 Topic 5 Question 40 Discussion

Actual exam question for Splunk's SPLK-4001 exam

Question #: 40
Topic #: 5

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To refine a search for a metric a customer types host: test-*. What does this filter return?

AOnly metrics with a dimension of host and a value beginning with test-.

BError

CEvery metric except those with a dimension of host and a value equal to test.

DOnly metrics with a value of test- beginning with host.

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Suggested Answer: A

The correct answer is A. Only metrics with a dimension of host and a value beginning with test-.

This filter returns the metrics that have a host dimension that matches the pattern test-. For example, test-01, test-abc, test-xyz, etc. The asterisk () is a wildcard character that can match any string of characters1

To learn more about how to filter metrics in Splunk Observability Cloud, you can refer to this documentation2.

1: https://docs.splunk.com/Observability/gdi/metrics/search.html#Filter-metrics 2: https://docs.splunk.com/Observability/gdi/metrics/search.html

by Bambi at Mar 19, 2025, 09:43 PM

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Lizbeth

2 months ago

Haha, I bet the exam writers thought this one would really stump us. But A is the way to go.

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Freida

11 days ago

I think so too, A makes the most sense.

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Corazon

23 days ago

I agree, A is the correct answer.

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Terry

2 months ago

Host: test-* is a pretty standard search query. I'd say A is the correct answer.

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Glenn

2 months ago

This is a tricky one, but I'm gonna go with A. Seems the most logical choice.

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Hyun

2 months ago

The question is a bit confusing, but A makes the most sense to me.

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Vi

2 months ago

Option D seems a bit too specific. I'm going with A.

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Nikita

28 days ago

I think A is the correct answer as well.

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Nikita

2 months ago

I agree, A seems like the most logical choice.

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Denae

2 months ago

I believe the correct answer is A) Only metrics with a dimension of host and a value beginning with test-. It makes sense logically.

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Nettie

2 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) Every metric except those with a dimension of host and a value equal to test.

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Colene

3 months ago

I agree with Augustine, because the filter 'host: test-*' specifically looks for that criteria.

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Augustine

3 months ago

I think the answer is A) Only metrics with a dimension of host and a value beginning with test-.

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Rasheeda

3 months ago

Hmm, I think it's option A. Metrics with a dimension of host and a value beginning with test-.

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Bea

2 months ago

Yes, option A seems to be the correct choice.

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Bea

2 months ago

I think so too, option A makes sense.

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Bea

2 months ago

I agree, it should be option A.

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Alba

2 months ago

I'm leaning towards option A as well. It makes the most sense.

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Alba

3 months ago

I think it might be option D, but I'm not sure.

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Alba

3 months ago

I agree, option A seems to be the correct choice.

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