Objective 16.1
Enterprise Certified ArchitectSplunk 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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A worked example
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Your company runs data centers in two cities and wants a full set of indexed data held at both. What do multisite indexer clusters let you maintain?
Correct.
Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026Concept
Surviving the loss of a whole data center 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
Splunk Docs: About indexer clusters and index replication, checked August 2026Multisite 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.
Now you: objective 16.1 questions
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Sample question 1 of 3
You are writing the case for moving from a single-site cluster to a multisite one. Which two key benefits does multisite offer?
Sample question 2 of 3
A site goes down in a multisite cluster. What does Splunk say happens?
Sample question 3 of 3
You want each of your two sites to run its searches against local peers only. What must each site have for search affinity to work?
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