In a Splunk search head cluster, what is the role of the captain?

It coordinates activities and maintains cluster state

It manages the replication of indexed data

It distributes configuration to all cluster members

It serves as the primary search head for all user queries

In a Splunk search head cluster, a member that was previously the captain becomes unavailable. What happens to the captain role?

The captain role is permanently lost.

Another member is automatically elected as the new captain.

The deployer takes over as captain.

The cluster stops accepting searches until the captain is restored.

How does a search head cluster provide failover for search requests?

By replicating search artifacts to other members so they can continue searches if one fails

By redirecting all search traffic to the captain

By automatically restarting failed search heads on the same hardware

By using a load balancer to send requests to a standby search head

What is the primary purpose of a Splunk search head cluster?

To centralize configuration management for all Splunk components

To provide a single point of entry for all data ingestion

To replicate indexed data across multiple sites

To provide high availability and scalability for search heads

A company is deploying a search head cluster to improve search performance. They have a critical lookup that is stored in a KV store collection and is updated frequently. They are concerned about data consistency across cluster members. What is the best approach to ensure KV store data is consistent across all members?

Disable KV store in a search head cluster.

Store the KV store data on the indexer cluster.

Use a separate KV store replication mechanism, such as a forwarder or a custom script.

Rely on the search head cluster to replicate KV store data automatically.

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A company is deploying a search head cluster to improve search performance. They have a critical lookup that is stored in a KV store collection and is updated frequently. They are concerned about data consistency across cluster members. What is the best approach to ensure KV store data is consistent across all members?
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