I believe the maintenance release 8.1.0.1 might fix this, per the release notes: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.0/ReleaseNotes/Fixedissues 2020-10-27 SPL-196757, SPL-197069, SPL-197599 Upgrading Cluster Master to 8.1 with indexer discovery enabled stops CM forwarding its logs
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I really hope someone answers this question. The add-on hasn't been updated in many years, and this lack of synchronization options is really hampering the data validity.
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You must install the Splunk Phantom Remote Search app on your Splunk search heads or search head clusters, and on your indexers. See Install an add-on in a distributed Splunk Enterprise deployment in Splunk Supported Add-ons for additional information.
Installing the Splunk Phantom Remote Search app adds the necessary Splunk Phantom roles and indexes to your Splunk server.
ref: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/PhantomRemoteSearch/1.0.14/PhantomRemoteSearch/Connecttodistributedsplunk
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