Where are Search head deployment and deployer located?

[domino30]

We have a Search Head clustered and Indexer Clustered env.

we have a deployers which is not a SH or and Indexer just a linux machine on the same network 

I have put the apps that I want in my SH into /opt/splunk/etc/shcluster/apps and did the command suggested but they dont show up under apps. 

why is this?

lets say you have apps in your search heads but not in your deployers under shcluster/apps

if you run the update command the way it is describes seems like it should get rid of those apps in your search head but it doesn't. Why?

if we are putting apps in shcluster/apps in their .tgz format. How does that make them visible in the SH env?

PS if there is anyone out that that had setup and deployed in a Dod type env that has some lessons learned please let me know also would like to get some other insights.

[PickleRick]

No, deployer does not push .tgz or .spl apps. It pushes unpacked apps. You need to have subdirectories in shcluster directory.

I'd advise you read https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.4/DistSearch/PropagateSHCconfigurationchanges thoroughly since there are several tricky things about app deployment (e.g. push modes)