SPLK-2002 Deployment Architecture And Clustering Practice Question
You are designing an Indexer Cluster with three sites. To ensure data availability during a site failure, you have configured multisite replication. Which setting must be explicitly defined in server.conf on the cluster master to ensure that buckets are replicated across sites according to your policy?
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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multisite_replication_factor
The multisite_replication_factor in server.conf determines how many copies of a bucket are kept and across which sites, which is essential for multisite cluster data integrity.
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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replication_factor
Why it's wrong here
This is for single-site clusters.
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multisite_replication_factor
Why this is correct
This setting defines the specific bucket replication requirements for multisite deployments.
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site_replication_policy
Why it's wrong here
This is not a valid parameter in server.conf.
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cluster_replication_mode
Why it's wrong here
This parameter does not exist in Splunk clustering.
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