Question

By default, which copy of a bucket is the primary bucket?

A) The bucket on the search head where queries are executed.
B) The bucket on the forwarder where data is initially collected.
C) The bucket on the indexer where the data is received.
D) The bucket on the deployment server where configurations are managed.

Answer 1

The primary bucket by default is found on the indexer in a Splunk environment, as this is where data is received, parsed, indexed, and made searchable.

Step-by-step explanation:

By default, the primary bucket is the bucket on the indexer where the data is received. In the context of a distributed Splunk environment, primary buckets refer to indexed data that is stored and searchable on the indexers.

It is on these nodes that data is parsed, indexed, and then searched upon when queries are executed.

A bucket on a search head would typically refer to search artifacts or results, not the primary storage of indexed data. The forwarder's role is to collect and send data to indexers, not to store primary copies of buckets, which are the actual indexed data. Deployment servers manage configurations and deploy apps and therefore do not host primary buckets either.