How do cluster members interact with the captain to ensure consistent search results?

By ignoring the captain's instructions

By storing search results on the captain

By receiving configuration updates from the captain

By sending all search queries to the captain for execution

A search head cluster has three members. A user logs into the cluster and runs a search. The search is routed to member B. What is the role of member B in this scenario?

Member B executes the search and returns the results to the user.

Member B checks with the captain to see if another member is less busy before executing.

Member B forwards the search to the captain, which executes it and returns the results.

Member B sends the search to the indexer cluster, which executes it and returns the results.

A search head cluster has five members. The captain is running on a member that has a hardware failure and goes offline. The remaining four members are healthy. What is the immediate sequence of events?

The deployment server promotes a new captain from the pool of standby members.

The remaining members continue to operate without a captain until the failed member rejoins.

The cluster becomes read-only until the failed member is replaced.

The remaining members hold an election, and a new captain is elected among them.

A search head cluster has five members. The captain is member A. The organization wants to ensure that the cluster can survive the loss of any two members simultaneously. What is the minimum number of members required for this level of resilience?

Four members are sufficient because the captain can operate with a minority.

Five members are sufficient because a quorum of three is still available.

Seven members are required to survive the loss of two members.

Six members are required because the captain must have a majority.

A search head cluster has four members. A consultant needs to determine which member is currently the captain. What is the most reliable way to find this information?

Review the deployment server logs for captain assignments.

Check the captain's status in the Splunk Web UI under Search Head Clustering.

Look at the member with the lowest IP address.

Check the member with the most recent heartbeat timestamp.

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How do cluster members interact with the captain to ensure consistent search results?
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A search head cluster has three members. A user logs into the cluster and runs a search. The search is routed to member B. What is the role of member B in this scenario?
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A search head cluster has five members. The captain is running on a member that has a hardware failure and goes offline. The remaining four members are healthy. What is the immediate sequence of events?
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A search head cluster has five members. The captain is member A. The organization wants to ensure that the cluster can survive the loss of any two members simultaneously. What is the minimum number of members required for this level of resilience?
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A search head cluster has four members. A consultant needs to determine which member is currently the captain. What is the most reliable way to find this information?
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