What is a requirement for performing a rolling upgrade of search head cluster members?

The captain must be upgraded last

Members can run different versions during the upgrade

The license master must be upgraded first

All members must be upgraded to the same version

An organization is deploying a search head cluster and wants to use SAML authentication. They also have a requirement that only certain users can access certain dashboards. What is the correct way to configure this?

Use the license master to manage authentication and authorization.

Configure SAML in the deployer and push it to all members. Use roles and capabilities to control dashboard access.

Configure SAML on each member individually and set up role-based access control on each member.

SAML authentication is not supported in search head clusters.

What is the recommended approach for upgrading search head cluster members?

Upgrade members one at a time, starting with the captain

Upgrade all members simultaneously

What is the relationship between search head cluster members and the license master?

The license master is not involved in search head cluster operations

Members report their license usage to the license master

Each member must have its own license master

The license master is a mandatory member of the search head cluster

What happens when the captain in a search head cluster fails?

A new captain is elected from the remaining members

The license master takes over as captain

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Domain 2Objective 2

Identify Search Head Clustering Requirements SPLK-2002 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Part of the Clustering and Deployment Architecture domain, which makes up ~20% of our current practice bank. Splunk does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~7–12 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 32 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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12 Concepts in This Objective

Search head clustering prerequisites
Search head cluster member requirements
Deployment server and search head cluster integration
Search head cluster and indexer connectivity
Search head cluster and authentication
Search head cluster and license master
Search head cluster and forwarder requirements
Search head cluster and knowledge objects
Search head cluster and search factor
Search head cluster and replication factor
Search head cluster and captaincy
Search head cluster and rolling upgrades

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What is a requirement for performing a rolling upgrade of search head cluster members?
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An organization is deploying a search head cluster and wants to use SAML authentication. They also have a requirement that only certain users can access certain dashboards. What is the correct way to configure this?
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What is the recommended approach for upgrading search head cluster members?
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What is the relationship between search head cluster members and the license master?
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What happens when the captain in a search head cluster fails?
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