Objective 16.1

Enterprise Certified Architect

Splunk multisite indexer cluster overview

Objective 16.1 sits in Multisite Indexer Cluster, which carries 5% of the Enterprise Certified Architect exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the Splunk page it rests on.

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16-1Multisite Indexer Cluster

A team lead asks what multisite clusters let you maintain. What does Splunk say?

Fewer peer nodesMultisite clusters usually need more peers rather than fewer.
Larger single bucketsBucket size is governed by index settings.
More search headsSearch head count is a separate sizing decision.
Copies in multiple locationsCorrect · your answerCorrect.

Correct.

Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026

Concept

Surviving the loss of a whole data centre needs copies outside it. Site awareness is what lets the cluster place them deliberately.

Why D

Splunk states that multisite indexer clusters allow you to maintain complete copies of your indexed data in multiple locations, offering enhanced disaster recovery and search affinity.

Source

Multisite indexer clusters allow you to maintain complete copies of your indexed data in multiple locations. This offers the advantages of enhanced disaster recovery and search affinity .

Splunk Docs: About indexer clusters and index replication, checked August 2026
#clustering#multisite

Now you: objective 16.1 questions

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Sample question 1 of 3

16-1Multisite Indexer Cluster

An engineer asks which two benefits multisite offers over single-site. Which does Splunk name?

Sample question 2 of 3

16-1Multisite Indexer Cluster

A site goes down in a multisite cluster. What does Splunk say happens?

Sample question 3 of 3

16-1Multisite Indexer Cluster

An analyst asks what search affinity requires at each site. What does Splunk say?

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