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SPLK-1004 · Question #31

Which commands can run on both search heads and indexers?

The correct answer is D. Distributable streaming commands. Distributable streaming commands in Splunk can run on both search heads and indexers (Option D). These commands operate on each event independently and can be distributed across indexers for parallel execution, which enhances search efficiency and scalability. This category…

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Question

Which commands can run on both search heads and indexers?

Options

  • ATransforming commands
  • BCentralized streaming commands
  • CDataset processing commands
  • DDistributable streaming commands

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • D
    89% (17)

Explanation

Distributable streaming commands in Splunk can run on both search heads and indexers (Option D). These commands operate on each event independently and can be distributed across indexers for parallel execution, which enhances search efficiency and scalability. This category includes commands like search, where, eval, and many others that do not require the entire dataset to be available to produce their output.

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#distributable streaming#command types#search head#indexer execution

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