Objective 18.2
Enterprise Certified ArchitectSearch head cluster configuration
Objective 18.2 sits in Search Head 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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An analyst asks how job scheduling works in a cluster. What does Splunk say?
Correct.
Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026Concept
Allocating each scheduled search to the least loaded member spreads work without anybody configuring it. That is what keeps a cluster's throughput close to the sum of its parts.
Why C
Splunk states that the cluster manages job scheduling centrally, allocating each scheduled search to the optimal member, usually the member with the least load.
Source
Splunk Docs: About search head clustering, checked August 2026Job scheduling. The cluster manages job scheduling centrally, allocating each scheduled search to the optimal member, usually the member with the least load.
Now you: objective 18.2 questions
No account needed. The explanation opens when you answer.
Sample question 1 of 3
A team lead asks what happens to search artifacts in a cluster. What does Splunk say?
Sample question 2 of 3
An engineer asks how runtime knowledge object changes reach other members. What does Splunk say?
Sample question 3 of 3
An administrator asks what high availability means for a search head cluster. What does Splunk say?
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Read the sources
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