Final answer:
To enable indexer discovery, one must set a forwarder to use dynamic IPs, configure pass4SymmKey for authentication, and edit outputs.conf to specify the master node of the indexer cluster. These steps allow the forwarder to dynamically discover indexers.
Step-by-step explanation:
To enable indexer discovery on a forwarder, the following configurations must be made
- You need to configure the forwarder to use dynamic IPs, so it can adapt to changes in the indexer cluster.
- Set the pass4SymmKey in the server.conf file on the forwarder to authenticate with the cluster.
- Edit the outputs.conf file to specify the master node of the indexer cluster using the master_uri setting and enable indexer discovery.
These configurations ensure that the forwarder can find indexers in the cluster dynamically without needing to specify a static list of indexer IPs or hostnames, which may change or rotate over time.