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Which instance should host the console?

xindeNokia
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REF - http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.0.5/DMC/WheretohostDMC

Doc seems not straightforward to me for the case: one indexer + one search head

it suggests "not to host the console on a production search head"
does this mean console should sit on the indexer?

Thanks inadvance

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horsefez
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Hi @xindeNokia,

it says it in the second column:

Otherwise, run the Monitoring Console on a search head that is dedicated to running Monitoring Console searches.

If you don't have too much load/too many searches running on your Searchhead its also fine to host the DMC on the Searchhead.
But you would normally go for a secondary instance that takes on tasks as the license master etc.

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horsefez
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Hi @xindeNokia,

it says it in the second column:

Otherwise, run the Monitoring Console on a search head that is dedicated to running Monitoring Console searches.

If you don't have too much load/too many searches running on your Searchhead its also fine to host the DMC on the Searchhead.
But you would normally go for a secondary instance that takes on tasks as the license master etc.

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xindeNokia
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Thank you for the quick reply

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