SPLK-2002 High Availability And Distributed Search Practice Question
A customer is experiencing 'Search peer [peer-name] is not responding' errors during indexer maintenance. Which configuration parameter in server.conf should be tuned to prevent search failures during rolling restarts?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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restart_timeout
The 'restart_timeout' parameter in the [clustering] stanza controls how long a search head waits for a peer to return before marking it as down during a rolling restart.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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peer_down_timeout
Why it's wrong here
This is not a valid parameter.
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max_search_time
Why it's wrong here
This limits individual search job duration.
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restart_timeout
Why this is correct
This allows for longer wait times during planned maintenance.
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heartbeat_timeout
Why it's wrong here
This controls communication between indexers and the master node.
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search_retry_timeout
Why it's wrong here
This is not a valid parameter.
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