Objective 16.3
Enterprise Certified ArchitectCluster migration and upgrade considerations
Objective 16.3 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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You already run a single-site cluster and have been handed a multisite build to plan. How similar is a multisite cluster to a single-site one?
Correct.
Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026Concept
Most of what an administrator already knows carries over, which keeps the migration a matter of configuration rather than relearning. The differences are contained and documented.
Why B
Splunk states that multisite clusters are similar in most respects to basic, single-site clusters, with some differences in configuration and behavior.
Source
Splunk Docs: About indexer clusters and index replication, checked August 2026You can specify the number of copies of data on each site. Multisite clusters are similar in most respects to basic, single-site clusters, with some differences in configuration and behavior.
Now you: objective 16.3 questions
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Sample question 1 of 2
Built-in site awareness lets you configure your cluster on a site-by-site basis. What can such a cluster then span?
Sample question 2 of 2
Your multisite cluster supports search affinity, and the manager reports the cluster as valid. What does the valid state mean there?
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Read the sources
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