Objective 19.3
Enterprise Certified ArchitectSearch head member addition and decommissioning
Objective 19.3 sits in Search Head Cluster Management and Administration, 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 design shows three cluster members, one of them acting as captain. What are the members of a search head cluster?
Correct.
Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026Concept
Naming the members precisely keeps the two cluster types apart in conversation. Both use the word cluster and protect different tiers.
Why C
Splunk states that a search head cluster consists of a group of networked search heads, called cluster members, and that one member, the captain, coordinates all cluster-wide activities.
Source
Splunk Docs: About search head clustering, checked August 2026A search head cluster consists of a group of networked search heads, called cluster members. One cluster member, the captain, coordinates all cluster-wide activities. If the member serving as captain goes down, another member takes its place.
Now you: objective 19.3 questions
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Sample question 1 of 2
You are tempted to leave one search head with an extra app installed only on it. What configuration requirement does the cluster impose?
Sample question 2 of 2
You have built three search head cluster members and nothing else so far. Which other components does a functioning cluster require?
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Read the sources
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