Deployment Architecture

How can I find whether an environment is clustered or distributed? If it is distributed, how can I add a new index to that?

nishwanth
Engager

I have 4 servers in which 2 are clustered and are used as search heads, a 3rd one is Splunk Enterprise Security, and the 4th server is search head pooling. These are connected to indexers. I want to know how to find whether the environment is clustered or distributed. If it is distributed, then how should I add new index to it and pull logs into that index?

Thanks,
Nishwanth

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

To find out if a search head is running in a search head cluster, run this on the search head:

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk show shcluster-status

To find out if a search head is running in a search head pool, run this on the search head:

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk pooling display

To find out if an indexer is running in an indexer cluster, run this on the indexer:

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk show cluster-status

To define indexes in an indexer cluster, check out the docs at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.4.2/Indexer/Configurethepeerindexes

To pull in logs, one of the good ways is forwarding - check out the docs at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.4.2/Forwarding/Aboutforwardingandreceivingdata

If you have inherited a complex legacy Splunk environment with little documentation and not a lot of experience, consider getting a local partner or Splunk professional services to help you bring things back to proper health.

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

To find out if a search head is running in a search head cluster, run this on the search head:

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk show shcluster-status

To find out if a search head is running in a search head pool, run this on the search head:

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk pooling display

To find out if an indexer is running in an indexer cluster, run this on the indexer:

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk show cluster-status

To define indexes in an indexer cluster, check out the docs at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.4.2/Indexer/Configurethepeerindexes

To pull in logs, one of the good ways is forwarding - check out the docs at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.4.2/Forwarding/Aboutforwardingandreceivingdata

If you have inherited a complex legacy Splunk environment with little documentation and not a lot of experience, consider getting a local partner or Splunk professional services to help you bring things back to proper health.

ppanchal
Path Finder

What should be the ideal output of the below command if the indexers are not running in clustered mode?

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk show cluster-status

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Do mark this answer as accepted if it solved your question.

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If your indexers are distributed but not clustered, you go back a few chapters in the manual I linked above: http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.4.2/Indexer/Aboutmanagingindexes

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nishwanth
Engager

Thanks for your reply martin.

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nishwanth
Engager

Thanks for your answer martin. If it is distributed how will I add new index to it.

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