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Splunk's Architecture

Splunk's architecture consists of forwarders that collect and forward log data to indexers, which index and store the data. Search heads provide interfaces for users to search and analyze the indexed data. Other components include a deployment server for configuration management, heavy forwarders for additional data processing, a license master for managing licenses, and clustered components for high availability and load balancing across multiple devices.

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Splunk's Architecture

Splunk's architecture consists of forwarders that collect and forward log data to indexers, which index and store the data. Search heads provide interfaces for users to search and analyze the indexed data. Other components include a deployment server for configuration management, heavy forwarders for additional data processing, a license master for managing licenses, and clustered components for high availability and load balancing across multiple devices.

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Splunk's architecture:

1. Forwarders:
Description:
Splunk Forwarders are lightweight components that are installed on
data sources to collect and forward log data to the Splunk indexers.
Functionality:
- Collects log and event data from various sources.
- Forwards the data securely to the Splunk indexers.

2. indexers:
Description:
Splunk Indexers receive, index, and store the data forwarded by the .
They make the data searchable for querying and analysis.
Functionality:
- Indexes the incoming data, making it searchable.
- Stores indexed data in buckets on disk.
- Supports data replication for high availability and fault tolerance.

3. Search Heads:
Description:
Splunk Search Heads provide a user interface for searching, analyzing,
and visualizing the indexed data. They handle search requests
and manage the user interface.
Functionality:
- Allows users to interactively search and analyze data.
- Provides a web-based interface for users to create dashboards,
Reports, and alerts.
- Distributes search requests to one or more indexers.

4. Splunk Deployment Server:


Description:
The Deployment Server is responsible for centrally managing and
distributing configuration updates to Splunk instances.
Functionality:
- Manages the configuration of Splunk forwarders.
- Distributes apps and configurations to forwarders.

5. Heavy Forwarders:
Description:
Heavy Forwarders are more powerful versions of forwarders that can
perform additional data processing before forwarding it to the indexers.
Functionality:
- Can parse and filter data before forwarding.
- Perform additional processing or enrichment on the data.

6. License Master:
Description:
The License Master manages the distribution of licenses across the
Splunk environment.
Functionality:
- Centralized management of Splunk licenses.
- Distributes license usage information to all Splunk instances.

7. Deployment Monitor:
Description:
The Deployment Monitor provides visibility into the health
and performance of the Splunk deployment.
Functionality:
- Monitors the status of forwarders, indexers, search heads, and
other components.
- Provides insights into system health and resource usage.

8. Cluster Master:
Description:
In a clustered environment, the Cluster Master manages the configuration
and coordination of multiple Splunk indexers in a cluster.
Functionality:
- Coordinates activities like indexing and search across the cluster.
- Manages the distribution of data and searches among cluster members.

9. Search Head Cluster:


Description:
In a high availability setup, multiple Search Heads can be clustered to
provide redundancy and load balancing.
Functionality:
- Distributes search requests across the Search Head cluster.
- Ensures high availability and fault tolerance for the user interface.

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