The weightage of topics in the exam
A list of topics in scope and their weightage has been provided by Splunk in its test blueprint for the admin exam. The topics might be slightly updated by Splunk in the future. At the time of writing this book, these are current and valid for the Splunk Enterprise 9.x Certified Admin exam.
Refer to the latest blueprint prior to booking your exam and find out whether any new concepts have been included. You could try accessing this blueprint using this link: https://tinyurl.com/36x7apnr. Otherwise, if the web link changes, look for the blueprint PDF deep link in the Splunk Certification Exams Study Guide (https://www.splunk.com/pdfs/training/splunk-certification-exams-study-guide.pdf) on the Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin page.
Don’t be alarmed by the length of the topic list; the topics are covered in thorough detail in the rest of this book, to get you prepared with confidence.
Now that you have an idea of the topics and their weightage, let’s understand the exam’s test pattern.