What types of files exist in a bucket within a clustered index? (select all that apply)

Question

Options

• AInside a replicated bucket, there is only rawdata.
• BInside a searchable bucket, there is only tsidx.
• CInside a searchable bucket, there is tsidx and rawdata.
• DInside a replicated bucket, there is both tsidx and rawdata.

Explanation

In Splunk's clustered index architecture, the distinction between replicated and searchable buckets comes down to whether index files have been generated alongside the raw data.

Options A and C are correct. A replicated bucket holds only rawdata - the raw compressed event data - because replication simply copies the data across peer nodes to meet the replication factor. A searchable bucket holds both rawdata and tsidx (the time-series index files) because it has been fully processed to meet the search factor, making it queryable by search heads.

B is wrong because a searchable bucket cannot function with only tsidx - the raw events must also be present to retrieve actual event data during searches.

D is wrong because a replicated (non-searchable) bucket intentionally lacks tsidx files; generating those files is what promotes a bucket from merely replicated to searchable.

Memory tip: Think of Replicated = Raw only, and Searchable = Stored with both (tsidx + rawdata). In Splunk clustering, the replication factor governs raw copies; the search factor governs how many of those copies also get the tsidx needed for searching.

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