Exam SPLK-3002 topic 1 question 60 discussion

Actual exam question from Splunk's SPLK-3002

Question #: 60
Topic #: 1

Helga has a web service that depends on the database service to provide her website. She configures the database's "Heartbeat" KPI to be a dependency in the web service. When viewing the services in the Service Analyzer tree-view she sees a dotted line between the database service and the web service.

What is the meaning of the dotted line and how can Helga fix it?

A. The "Heartbeat" KPI is not currently affecting the web service health score. Helga needs to make sure the Heartbeat KPI importance value is set to 0.
B. There is a cyclic dependency between the two services. Helga needs to add additional dependencies to change the dotted line to a solid line.
C. There is a cyclic dependency between the two services. Helga needs to make sure that database service doesn't have any erroneous dependencies.
D. The "Heartbeat" KPI is not currently affecting the web service health score. Helga needs to make sure the web service KPIs' importance are all set to 11.

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by 8b5c1e8 at Sept. 25, 2025, 3:54 a.m.

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0d30463

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Selected Answer: C

A dotted line in the Service Analyzer tree view represents a cyclic dependency; correcting/removing the circular relationship resolves it.

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8b5c1e8

2 months ago

Selected Answer: C

Avoid creating cyclic service dependencies. A cyclic dependency is a relationship between two or more services which either directly or indirectly depend on each other. Cyclic dependencies can result in infinite loops or other unexpected results. A dotted line between services in the Service Analyzer tree view indicates a cyclic dependency.

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8b5c1e8

2 months ago

Selected Answer: C

C. There is a cyclic dependency between the two services. Helga needs to make sure that database service doesn't have any erroneous dependencies.

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