Splunk Enterprise

Can an alert be run from a specific Search Head in a clustered environment?

dhana22
Explorer

Can an alert be run from a specific Search Head in a clustered environment? 

We would like to configure report from a specific search head that is in the clustered environment, and we dont want the report to be replicated across all of the SH's. 

Can we force to run the report from specific SH based on the app? 

Thanks,
Dhana

Labels (1)
0 Karma

PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The scheduler distributes scheduled searches across the whole cluster (with an exception of the captain if it's configured as ad-hoc only) so you can't really force a particular search to be run on this single SH. That would defeat the point of creating a SHC in the first place. If you want a search-head to run some specific searches - just set up a non-clustered SH for it.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Data Management Digest – November 2025

  Welcome to the inaugural edition of Data Management Digest! As your trusted partner in data innovation, the ...

Introducing Value Insights (Beta): Understand the Business Impact your organization ...

Real progress on your strategic priorities starts with knowing the business outcomes your teams are delivering ...

Seamless IT/OT Security: A Hands-On Look at the Cisco Cyber Vision Splunk Add-on

With just a few clicks, you can ingest critical OT asset details, vulnerabilities, baseline deviations, ...