https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Should-splunkd-be-running-on-Cluster-Master/m-p/512041#M4383 <P>Recently did a linux OS upgrade. On running healthchecks I noticed splunkd is not running on my index Cluster Master. Should it be? I am thinking not, since it's just for pushing updates to my Cluster, as I understand.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks.</P> Sun, 02 Aug 2020 05:15:44 GMT tk421 2020-08-02T05:15:44Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Should-splunkd-be-running-on-Cluster-Master/m-p/512041#M4383 <P>Recently did a linux OS upgrade. On running healthchecks I noticed splunkd is not running on my index Cluster Master. Should it be? I am thinking not, since it's just for pushing updates to my Cluster, as I understand.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks.</P> Sun, 02 Aug 2020 05:15:44 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Should-splunkd-be-running-on-Cluster-Master/m-p/512041#M4383 tk421 2020-08-02T05:15:44Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Should-splunkd-be-running-on-Cluster-Master/m-p/512042#M4384 <P>Hi</P><P>it must run there. Without it clustering and searching didn’t work. Of course it could be down for short times but not for long period.&nbsp;<BR />For troubleshooting check if there is anything weird on splunkd.log and resolve it before starting it.&nbsp;<BR />r. Ismo</P> Sun, 02 Aug 2020 05:34:23 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Should-splunkd-be-running-on-Cluster-Master/m-p/512042#M4384 isoutamo 2020-08-02T05:34:23Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Should-splunkd-be-running-on-Cluster-Master/m-p/512043#M4385 <P>Thank you. This is very helpful!</P> Sun, 02 Aug 2020 06:08:49 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Should-splunkd-be-running-on-Cluster-Master/m-p/512043#M4385 tk421 2020-08-02T06:08:49Z