SPLK-2002 Performance Tuning Practice Question
If a search head is overloaded with concurrent searches, what is the best strategy to offload the processing?
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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Implement a Search Head Cluster
Distributing searches across multiple search heads or using a search head cluster helps spread the load.
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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Increase the number of indexers
Why it's wrong here
This helps indexer load, not search head load.
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Reduce the number of users
Why it's wrong here
This is a policy change, not a performance tuning strategy.
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Increase indexer memory
Why it's wrong here
Does not address search head processing limits.
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Implement a Search Head Cluster
Why this is correct
A cluster distributes the search workload across nodes.
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