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Search Heads not looking for Events on Both Indexers

TLAZO
Explorer

I have two indexers: splnkindex001 (si1) and splnkindex002 (si2). Both indexers have index replication configured for index A.
Even with this index A replication configured, it takes a couple of hours to do so. That would not be a problem if Search Heads (splnksearch001 and splnksearch002) were not looking for events on both indexers in one single search. Sometimes I will get information from the "un-updated" indexer and have to include the "splunk_server=splnkindex001" or "splunk_server=splnkindex002" on my search to double check.
Is this a normal behavior on distributed search? I thought that the search head would look for events by default on all search peers.

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rurbina10
Engager

On the search head(s):

Settings->Distributed Management Console
Setup->Apply Changes->Refresh

That will resolve the issue.

Now you will see both indexers under searchProviders (job's property)  

searchProviders  
[
    "SPLNKINDEX001",
    "SPLNKINDEX002"
]

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rurbina10
Engager

On the search head(s):

Settings->Distributed Management Console
Setup->Apply Changes->Refresh

That will resolve the issue.

Now you will see both indexers under searchProviders (job's property)  

searchProviders  
[
    "SPLNKINDEX001",
    "SPLNKINDEX002"
]

TLAZO
Explorer

Thanks Renzo. That worked

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