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Single point of dispatch for hybrid cloud deployment for indexer clusters

  • US 10,579,607 B2
  • Filed: 04/28/2017
  • Issued: 03/03/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for performing a query, the method comprising:

  • transmitting a list of active indexers in an indexer cluster from a cluster master for receipt by a first search head as part of a heartbeat response message, wherein the cluster master is communicatively coupled with an indexer cluster comprising a plurality of indexers, and wherein the first search head is one of a plurality of search heads operable to be communicatively coupled to the cluster master;

    receiving a first slot request at the cluster master in response to a query from the first search head, wherein the first search head is operable to transmit the query to the active indexers for execution if granted the slot request;

    evaluating a plurality of policies to determine if the first slot request can be granted; and

    responsive to a determination that the first slot request can be granted, transmitting an authorization token for a slot to the first search head.

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