SPLK-2002 High Availability And Distributed Search Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are reasons to use Maintenance Mode in an Indexer Cluster?
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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To modify cluster configuration settings.
Maintenance mode is used for rolling upgrades, changing cluster configurations, and preventing unnecessary bucket re-replication during planned outages.
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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To modify cluster configuration settings.
Why this is correct
Prevents the CM from acting on temporary state changes.
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To perform a rolling upgrade of the indexers.
Why this is correct
Prevents cluster alarm triggers.
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To clear the cache of the CM.
Why it's wrong here
This is not a valid purpose.
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To prevent re-replication during a peer restart.
Why this is correct
Avoids unnecessary network traffic.
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To speed up search performance.
Why it's wrong here
Maintenance mode does not optimize searches.
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