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James H. Baxter
James H. Baxter
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James H Baxter is the owner/CEO of Machine Data Insights, Inc., a certified Splunk architect, and a developer and machine learning practitioner with over 35 years of experience in various engineering and analysis disciplines, including radio/satellite; networks; capacity and performance modelling; speech technology; packet-level analysis; programming; and Splunk architecture, administration, and machine learning solutions for companies including MCI, IBM, BP, Disney, and AMEX. James is also a private pilot and holds an Extra class amateur radio and FCC Radiotelephone license. You can reach him at LinkedIn at James H. Baxter.
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Using the deployer

The deployer is used to distribute apps and user files to search head-cluster members. This occurs when you execute a command to apply a new or updated configuration bundle that you have prepared; it also occurs when a search-cluster member joins or rejoins the cluster—it contacts the deployer to see whether there are any updates it needs to download—so that all search-cluster members always have identical configurations.

The deployer function in a small Splunk installation can reside on another supporting member, such as a cluster master or license master. In larger deployments, it should be a dedicated instance, mostly because the other dedicated instances will be pretty busy performing their respective functions.

The configuration bundle created and distributed to search cluster members by the deployer is not the same as the configuration bundle...

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James H. Baxter

James H Baxter is the owner/CEO of Machine Data Insights, Inc., a certified Splunk architect, and a developer and machine learning practitioner with over 35 years of experience in various engineering and analysis disciplines, including radio/satellite; networks; capacity and performance modelling; speech technology; packet-level analysis; programming; and Splunk architecture, administration, and machine learning solutions for companies including MCI, IBM, BP, Disney, and AMEX. James is also a private pilot and holds an Extra class amateur radio and FCC Radiotelephone license. You can reach him at LinkedIn at James H. Baxter.
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