A search head cluster member, SHC3, notices that the captain is unresponsive. What is the first step SHC3 will take to initiate automatic captaincy transfer?

SHC3 will restart the captain's service.

SHC3 will immediately become the captain.

SHC3 will wait for the captain to recover.

SHC3 will start an election with the other members to select a new captain.

An administrator has transferred captaincy from SHC1 to SHC2. They run `splunk show shcluster-status` and see that SHC2 is listed as the captain. What else should they check to ensure the cluster is fully operational?

Check that the old captain, SHC1, has been removed from the cluster.

Verify that all members are listed as 'Up' and the configuration bundle is in sync.

Confirm that the new captain has a higher replication factor.

Ensure that the new captain has a static IP address.

A search head cluster member, SHC2, detects that the captain (SHC1) has failed. How long does it take for the cluster to elect a new captain?

It typically takes a few seconds to a minute, depending on the cluster configuration.

Which command is used to manually transfer captaincy to a specific search head in a search head cluster?

splunk transfer shcluster-captain -member

splunk set shcluster-captain -member

splunk assign shcluster-captain -member

splunk change shcluster-captain -member

How does automatic captaincy transfer occur in a search head cluster?

The captain designates a successor before going offline

The remaining members elect a new captain using a majority-based election process

The cluster master automatically promotes the oldest member

The deployer assigns a new captain based on the member with the lowest load

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A search head cluster member, SHC3, notices that the captain is unresponsive. What is the first step SHC3 will take to initiate automatic captaincy transfer?
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An administrator has transferred captaincy from SHC1 to SHC2. They run `splunk show shcluster-status` and see that SHC2 is listed as the captain. What else should they check to ensure the cluster is fully operational?
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A search head cluster member, SHC2, detects that the captain (SHC1) has failed. How long does it take for the cluster to elect a new captain?
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Which command is used to manually transfer captaincy to a specific search head in a search head cluster?
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