indexer not working after changing cluster configuration

[_pravin]

Hi,

I am trying to change the indexer configuration from one cluster master to another but in the process of this change the indexer never starts.

The web service log looks like below 

bash$ tail -f var/log/splunk/web_service.log
2024-11-01 16:26:18,141 INFO    [6724f3196d7f1cd30e7350] _cplogging:216 - [01/Nov/2024:16:26:18] ENGINE Bus EXITED
2024-11-01 16:26:18,141 INFO    [6724f3196d7f1cd30e7350] root:168 - ENGINE: Bus EXITED
2024-11-01 16:38:48,635 INFO    [6724f608607f04aeca7810] __init__:174 - Using default logging config file: /data/apps/SPLUNK_INDEXER_1/splunk/etc/log.cfg
2024-11-01 16:38:48,636 INFO    [6724f608607f04aeca7810] __init__:212 - Setting logger=splunk level=INFO
2024-11-01 16:38:48,636 INFO    [6724f608607f04aeca7810] __init__:212 - Setting logger=splunk.appserver level=INFO
2024-11-01 16:38:48,636 INFO    [6724f608607f04aeca7810] __init__:212 - Setting logger=splunk.appserver.controllers level=INFO
2024-11-01 16:38:48,636 INFO    [6724f608607f04aeca7810] __init__:212 - Setting logger=splunk.appserver.controllers.proxy level=INFO
2024-11-01 16:38:48,636 INFO    [6724f608607f04aeca7810] __init__:212 - Setting logger=splunk.appserver.lib level=WARN
2024-11-01 16:38:48,636 INFO    [6724f608607f04aeca7810] __init__:212 - Setting logger=splunk.pdfgen level=INFO
2024-11-01 16:38:48,636 INFO    [6724f608607f04aeca7810] __init__:212 - Setting logger=splunk.archiver_restoration level=INFO

Now I have even removed the clustering configuration from the server.conf but still the same issue with the Splunk instance.

Any one else face the same issue?

Regards,
Pravin

[PickleRick]

Web service should be disabled on indexers so it's not unusual.

Check splunkd.log.

[_pravin]

Hi @PickleRick ,

Thanks for the response. I agree that usually web service would be disabled but we keep the UI so that we can see the changes.

I managed to clean the indexer completely of all the configurations. Then recreate from backup and it worked.

Thanks,

Pravin