topic Splunk logs : After randomization, why current is first in the list swapping with last item? in Getting Data In

Splunk logs : After randomization, why current is first in the list swapping with last item?

chimbudp — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:41:48 GMT

Splunkd logs - in universal forwarder I notice,

INFO AutoLoadBalancedConnectionStrategy [XXXXX TcpOutEloop] - After randomization, current is first in the list. Swapping with last item

what is this log indicate ?

Re: Splunk logs : After randomization, current is first in the list. Swapping with last item

scelikok — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:13:09 GMT

Hi @chimbudp,

This is just a notice. UF changes the indexer connection every 30 seconds as a default. It selects the next indexer randomly. This log shows that the next selected indexer is the same as the current one, which is why changed with another one which is on the last in the list.