Editing config files in a SH cluster

[laberthelemy]

When I create a saved search through the web UI on a SH, it's replicated to other members in the cluster.
But if I create or modify a saved search directly in the config file (vi $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/search/local/savedsearches.conf),
the modification is not visible on any member, including the host on which we modify the conf file.
But I can find the right stanza with btool.

My goal is to migrate saved searches from the current standalone SH to the new cluster.

[somesoni2]

That behavior is by design. The SHCluster only replicates changes made from Splunk Web, Splunk CLI and REST endpoints. See more details here.
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.2/DistSearch/HowconfrepoworksinSHC#The_changes_that_...

Option for you would be to either to make changes in one SH and replicate manually to other SH node OR use CLI or REST method to add/update the search (see this http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.3.3/RESTREF/RESTsearchExamples#saved.2Fsearches_POST)