Articulate How Captain Election Works (RAFT) CORE-CERTIFIED-CONSULTANT Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · medium

   A Splunk search head cluster has 5 members. The captain's host is rebooted for maintenance. During the reboot, the remaining 4 members elect a new captain. After the reboot, the old captain comes back online. What happens?

   • AThe cluster holds a new election between the old and new captains to decide the leader.
   • BThe old captain becomes a follower because the new captain has a higher term.
   • CThe old captain forces a new election because its term is higher than the new captain's.
   • DThe old captain resumes the captain role because it was the original leader.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   What triggers a new captain election in a search head cluster after the current captain becomes unresponsive?

   • AThe cluster manager manually initiates an election
   • BThe captain sends a resignation message to all followers
   • CA follower receives a configuration update from the captain
   • DA follower's election timeout expires without receiving a heartbeat from the captain
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4. 3application · easy

   A Splunk search head cluster has 5 members. The captain's host crashes and does not recover. The remaining 4 members hold an election and a new captain is elected. What happens to the term number in the cluster?

   • AThe term is incremented by 1 from the previous term, and the new captain's term is the highest in the cluster.
   • BThe term remains the same as the old captain's term because the cluster size is unchanged.
   • CThe term resets to 0 because the old captain is gone and a fresh start is needed.
   • DThe term is set to the highest term ever seen plus the number of candidates in the election.
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5. 4application · medium

   A Splunk search head cluster has 5 members. The captain fails. All 4 remaining members have the same election timeout. What is the most likely outcome?

   • AAll 4 members become candidates simultaneously, each votes for itself, and no candidate gets a majority, forcing another election round.
   • BThe cluster becomes read-only until one member randomly wins the election.
   • CThe member with the lowest member ID becomes captain because it is the first to send vote requests.
   • DThe member with the highest term becomes captain automatically because it has the most up-to-date log.
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6. 5application · easy

   A Splunk search head cluster has 3 members. One member is taken offline for maintenance. The remaining 2 members continue to operate with the current captain. What is the primary reason the cluster can continue functioning?

   • AThe 2 remaining members form a majority of the cluster, so they can maintain quorum and continue electing a captain if needed.
   • BThe cluster automatically reduces its quorum requirement to 1 when a member is offline.
   • CThe captain does not need a quorum to continue operating; it only needs a quorum for elections.
   • DThe offline member is excluded from the cluster configuration, making the cluster size 2 and quorum 2.
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