Splunk logs : After randomization, why current is first in the list swapping with last item?

[chimbudp]

Splunkd logs - in universal forwarder I notice,

INFO  AutoLoadBalancedConnectionStrategy [XXXXX TcpOutEloop] - After randomization, current is first in the list. Swapping with last item

what is this log indicate ?

[scelikok]

Hi @chimbudp,

This is just a notice. UF changes the indexer connection every 30 seconds as a default.  It selects the next indexer randomly. This log shows that the next selected indexer is the same as the current one, which is why changed with another one which is on the last in the list.