Splunk Enterprise Security

How to write a search to alert if our Splunk Enterprise Security search head goes down?

splunker9999
Path Finder

Hi ,

We are looking to create an alert if for any reason a search head went down. This is for our Splunk Enterprise Security search head, since we have only one search head is available in our environment, we are looking to create an alert if the ES search head goes down.

Thanks

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ddrillic
Ultra Champion

We use - | rest splunk_server=local /services/search/distributed/peers/ | where status!="Up" | fields peerName, status | rename peerName as Instance, status as Status

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splunker9999
Path Finder

This is for search peers correct? can we use the same for search head,as we are looking for SH.

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