When running a search, which Splunk component retrieves the individual results?
When running a search, which Splunk component retrieves the individual results?
The indexer is responsible for retrieving and processing the raw data. In a search process, the indexer retrieves the individual search results and sends them to the search head, which then compiles and presents the results to the user.
Tricky question. Might fall in an interpreation issue here. In a distributed search model, the SH dispatches the searches and the indexers perform the searches individually in the data stored in each instance. Them, the SH merges all results. I would go with A.
A indexer The indexer is responsible for retrieving and processing the raw data, returning the individual results to the search head, which then formats and presents them to the user.
A is correct answer.