Deployment Architecture

What is the maximum round trip latency allowed between sites for search head clustering to work?

kiril123
Path Finder

What is the maximum round trip latency allowed between two sites for search head clustering to work? Will it work with 107ms?

0 Karma

kmorris_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

"For search head clusters, latency should not exceed 200 milliseconds. Higher latencies can impact how fast a search head cluster elects a cluster captain."

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.1.1/Capacity/Referencehardware

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Index This | Why did the turkey cross the road?

November 2025 Edition  Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!   We’re back with this ...

Enter the Agentic Era with Splunk AI Assistant for SPL 1.4

  🚀 Your data just got a serious AI upgrade — are you ready? Say hello to the Agentic Era with the ...

Feel the Splunk Love: Real Stories from Real Customers

Hello Splunk Community,    What’s the best part of hearing how our customers use Splunk? Easy: the positive ...