SPLK-2002 High Availability And Distributed Search Practice Question
Which component in a distributed search environment is responsible for the 'Search Affinity' feature?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Search Head
Search affinity allows a Search Head to prefer indexers within the same site, reducing cross-site bandwidth usage.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Search Head
Why this is correct
The Search Head uses the site information to determine which indexers to query.
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Deployment Server
Why it's wrong here
The DS manages configurations, not search routing.
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License Master
Why it's wrong here
The LM manages licensing tokens.
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Indexer Peer
Why it's wrong here
The indexer responds to the query but doesn't dictate affinity.
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Cluster Master
Why it's wrong here
The CM manages the indexers, not search affinity logic.
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