Found this very accurate list of reload/restart config changes, and when each will be enacted.   https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/9.0.2303/Admin/RollingRestart?_ga=2.153172536.1431580724.1681740474-740348461.1680787322&_gl=1*ts9bxj*_ga*NzQwMzQ4NDYxLjE2ODA3ODczMjI.*_ga_5EPM2P39FV*MTY4MTc0Nzc2My4yMS4xLjE2ODE3NDk4MDUuOS4wLjA.#Restart_versus_reload_behavior_of_common_apps_and_.conf_files   I think this answers my own question and aligns with what you previously mentioned. Thank you for your help, @mattymo ... View more

Thought I would just check in to see if you had any luck attempting in your stack. Unfortunately, I don't have a lab Cloud stack to attempt this myself. I appreciate your help. ... View more

No. At this point I'm not hitting a hurdle or error, but trying to do upfront work in determining whether there's a method of reloading without causing a restart after installing an App "from a file". We don't want an unexpected request for restart in order to complete the installation, and impact our customers uptime. But if challenged with a request to restart could turn to a 'reload' option. In my immediate scenario, in our Victoria environment, I recently upgraded a self built app from v1.0.0 to version 1.0.1 during a maintenance window to fix an issue . The change was mostly correct, but now I need to tweak my App to pickup the correct timestamp, and my next available maintenance window is next Monday night. All I'm modifying is "MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD" in props.conf  from 50 to 100. I've been instructed to find a possible method to run a reload after the upgrade instead of a possible restart.  If there isn't a way to 'reload' vs. 'restart' in the Cloud, that's ok. I just need to know so we can stay within our Maintenance Window. ... View more

Thanks, Mattymo. Knowing debug/reload helps. As I dug into your link and followed the link string to investigate further about REST API call, in this case using CURL, I found this tidbit: "As a Splunk Cloud Platform user, you are restricted to interacting with the search tier only with the REST API." Appears like my hands are tied when trying to find a non-restart solution similar to "debug/reload" like we enjoy onPrem. ... View more