SPLK-2002 High Availability And Distributed Search Practice Question
You want to perform a rolling restart of an Indexer Cluster without stopping ingestion. What configuration ensures that indexers remain available?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Set 'restart_mode=rolling'.
The rolling restart mechanism automatically manages peer availability, but you should also ensure your forwarders are configured with indexing-side load balancing.
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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Set 'restart_mode=rolling'.
Why this is correct
Rolling restart allows the cluster to restart peers one by one.
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Disable the indexer peers.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling peers removes them from the cluster.
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Stop the Cluster Master first.
Why it's wrong here
Stopping the CM stops all cluster management.
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Restart all indexers at once.
Why it's wrong here
This causes a complete outage.
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Set 'replication_factor=1'.
Why it's wrong here
This reduces redundancy and increases risk.
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