What does it exactly mean by the "search heads activities"?

[saifuddin9122]

Hello

can any one help me in understanding the search heads activities?? what all comes under it??

[woodcock]

The search head:

Let's users search against indexed data
Controls Summary Indices
Can be the Monitoring Console
Can be the Deployment Server
Can be an Indexer (all-in-one architecture)

[woodcock]

Where did you read this term: "search head activities"?

[gcusello]

Hi saifuddin9122,
It's not so fully clear your question, do you want to know what are role and functions of Search Head in Distributed Splunk architecture?

If this is your need, You could find in Splunk documentation site many useful information
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/DistSearch/Whatisdistributedsearch
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/DistSearch/Whatsearchheadssend

there is also an eLearning free course that describes Splunk architecture http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAHSJ

Bye.
Giuseppe

[aaraneta_splunk]

@saifuddin9122 - Can you please provide more context and information? Like what are you referring to when you say "it"? The more information you provide to the Answers community, the better chance that someone will be able to help you.