data distribution

noun

The distribution of data between two or more instances of Splunk. Proper data distribution involves at least one server forwarding data and at least one server receiving data. More sophisticated configurations involve data cloning, data routing, data filtering, and load balancing.

For more information

In the Distributed Deployment Manual:

configuration

configuration file

event processing

character set encoding

segmentation

segment

timestamping

timestamp, timezone offset

default field extraction

host, source, source type, punct


archiving

retention time