SPLK-2002 Deployment Architecture And Clustering Practice Question
When planning a deployment, which component is required to act as the primary communication hub for managing configuration bundles in an Indexer Cluster?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Cluster Master
The Cluster Master (CM) manages the configuration bundles that are pushed to all indexer peers in the cluster.
Answer analysis
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Cluster Master
Why this is correct
The CM is responsible for distributing configuration bundles to peers.
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License Master
Why it's wrong here
The License Master handles indexing volume entitlements.
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Deployment Server
Why it's wrong here
The DS manages apps, not cluster-wide indexer configuration bundles.
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Search Head
Why it's wrong here
Search heads do not manage indexer cluster bundles.
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