topic Re: Can i use deployement server also as Master node for Index clustering in Deployment Architecture

Can i use deployement server also as Master node for Index clustering

adityapavan18 — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:41:55 GMT

Hi I have a setup of 2Search Heads + 1 SearchHead(also Used as Deploymnet Server) + 6 Indexes

As of now there is no replication of data.But now we want to implement index clustering with replication factor of 2 or more(still deciding) for data availabilty in case of indexer down.

I was wondering if i could convert the SearchHead/Deployment Server to act as MasterNode for clustering & Deployment Server.

Because we cannot afford to add one more server to stack and make it as master node for index clustering

Re: Can i use deployement server also as Master node for Index clustering

svasan_splunk — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:02:16 GMT

No, the recommended setup is for the master to be a separate instance. (The master node is the only one with the cluster-wide view of the system and is the node that initiates any corrective action; so while it is not as loaded as the indexers, it is still recommended that it being a separate splunk instance.)

See http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.0/Indexer/Keydifferences

Re: Can i use deployement server also as Master node for Index clustering

lukejadamec — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:00:36 GMT

This link does not exist for us folk yet.

Re: Can i use deployement server also as Master node for Index clustering

svasan_splunk — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:20:34 GMT

ah, sorry. Try this: http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0/Indexer/Keydifferences

Re: Can i use deployement server also as Master node for Index clustering

MousumiChowdhur — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:49:35 GMT

Hi!

Though not recommended but you can make your deployment server as master node for indexer clustering as long as you meet the minimum hardware configuration wherein the forwarder management will take care of the forwarders and the indexer clustering will manage the clustered indexers.

Thanks.