Deployment Architecture

Can one Master Node control Index Clusters at multiple sites?

tapptress
Explorer

For instance: Site A is main site and has the Master Node, along with a Search Head Cluster and Index Cluster. I want Site A's MN to control index clusters at Site B, Site C and Site D. Sites' Index Clusters are not peers to each other (no connection between the sites, so replication factor is met at the site). Is this possible?

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You could in principle put four instances on your master node's machine... alternatively, just spool up a VM for each master.

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jkat54
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Martin is saying you can install Splunk in 4 locations on one vm/server.

Ex:
/opt/site1master/splunk
/opt/site2master/splunk

Each instance would need a different splunkd port number. For example 8089 on one, 7089 on another, etc.

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