Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect — Question 49

A single-site indexer cluster has a replication factor of 3, and a search factor of 2. What is true about this cluster?

Answer options

• A. The cluster will ensure only two search heads are allowed to access the bucket at the same time.
• B. The cluster will ensure there are at least three copies of each bucket, and at least two copies of searchable metadata.
• C. The cluster will ensure there are at least two copies of each bucket, and at least three copies of searchable metadata.
• D. The cluster will ensure there are at most three copies of each bucket, and at most two copies of searchable metadata.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because a replication factor of 3 ensures that there are at least three copies of each bucket, while a search factor of 2 guarantees at least two copies of searchable metadata. The other options misrepresent the relationship between the replication and search factors.