Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

Is it true that Universal Forwarders can send data via httpout and tcpout at the same time?

1. True

2. False

3. Sometimes

4. Only in specific configurations

The correct answer is: False

The assertion that Universal Forwarders can send data via httpout and tcpout at the same time is incorrect because Universal Forwarders are designed to either use one method of data transmission at a time. They typically send data to indexers or heavy forwarders using only one data output method during a single data flow process. By design, the configuration parameters for httpout and tcpout are mutually exclusive, meaning a forwarder cannot use both methods simultaneously for the same data ingest process. Using tcpout allows the forwarder to send data over TCP, which is reliable and ensures ordered delivery. On the other hand, httpout is used for sending data using HTTP/HTTPS protocols, commonly used for sending event data to external systems or APIs. In specific use cases, configurations might allow for separate output methods to be enabled for different data streams or sources, but they would not operate concurrently for a single data stream. Thus, the correct understanding is that a Universal Forwarder cannot use both httpout and tcpout at the same time for data transmission.