Deployment Architecture

what file is the distributed search settings stored in

a212830
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Hi,

I need to update our distributed search peers, and want to automate it. What file is this information stored in? I'm using SHP, if that matters...

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jmheaton
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Hello,

$SPLUNKHOME$/etc/system/local/distsearch.conf

This should contain the following:
servers = IP:PORT,IP:PORT,IP:PORT

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