https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Performance-Recommendations-for-Distributed-Deployment/m-p/161328#M6022 <P>You're right, that is confusing. If you're dedicating a box to only indexing, then you will clearly need a separate search head. There is room in that range for a shared box though, depending on the specs and how it will be used.</P> Mon, 02 Dec 2013 02:20:05 GMT sbrant_splunk 2013-12-02T02:20:05Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Performance-Recommendations-for-Distributed-Deployment/m-p/161327#M6021 <P>The Splunk Distributed Deployment manual gives a summary of recommended numbers of indexers and search heads at<BR /> <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Deploy/Summaryofperformancerecommendations">link text</A> for a number of indexing volume and numbers of search users.</P> <P>I don't understand the line for 2 to 100 GB/day, which lists one dedicated indexer and no search heads. If there is only a dedicated indexer then surely a separate search head is needed?</P> Mon, 02 Dec 2013 01:23:27 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Performance-Recommendations-for-Distributed-Deployment/m-p/161327#M6021 alanfinlay 2013-12-02T01:23:27Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Performance-Recommendations-for-Distributed-Deployment/m-p/161328#M6022 <P>You're right, that is confusing. If you're dedicating a box to only indexing, then you will clearly need a separate search head. There is room in that range for a shared box though, depending on the specs and how it will be used.</P> Mon, 02 Dec 2013 02:20:05 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Performance-Recommendations-for-Distributed-Deployment/m-p/161328#M6022 sbrant_splunk 2013-12-02T02:20:05Z