workload_pools.conf

The following are the spec and example files for workload_pools.conf.

workload_pools.conf.spec

   Version 8.0.1

OVERVIEW

 This file contains descriptions of the settings that you can use to
 configure workloads for splunk.

 There is a workload_pools.conf file in the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default/ directory.
 Never change or copy the configuration files in the default directory.
 The files in the default directory must remain intact and in their original
 location.

 To set custom configurations, create a new file with the name workload_pools.conf in
 the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/ directory. Then add the specific settings
 that you want to customize to the local configuration file.
 For examples, see workload_pools.conf.example. You may need to restart the Splunk instance
 to enable configuration changes.

 To learn more about configuration files (including file precedence) see the
 documentation located at
 http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Aboutconfigurationfiles

GLOBAL SETTINGS

 Use the [default] stanza to define any global settings.
   * You can also define global settings outside of any stanza, at the top of
     the file.
   * Each .conf file should have at most one default stanza. If there are
     multiple default stanzas, settings are combined. In the case of
     multiple definitions of the same setting, the last definition in the
     file takes precedence.
   * If a setting is defined at both the global level and in a specific
     stanza, the value in the specific stanza takes precedence.

 CAUTION: Do not alter the settings in the workload_pools.conf file unless you know
     what you are doing.  Improperly configured worloads might result in
     splunkd crashes, memory overuse, or both.

[general]

enabled = <bool>
* Specifies whether workload management has been enabled on the system or not.
* This setting only applies to the default stanza as a global setting.
* Default: false

default_pool = <string>
* Specifies the default workload pool to be used at runtime for search workloads.
* This setting is maintained for backward compatibility with previous releases.
  Its value is set but is not used in the current release. This value matches the
  default_pool value of [workload_category:search].
* This setting is only applicable when workload management has been enabled in
  the system. If workload management has been enabled, this is a mandatory setting.

ingest_pool = <string>
* Specifies the workload pool for splunkd and helper processes that control
  data ingestion and related actions in the Splunk deployment.
* This setting is maintained for backward compatibility with previous releases.
  Its value is set but is not used in the current release. This value matches the
  default_pool value of [workload_category:ingest].
* This setting is only applicable when workload management has been enabled in
  the system. If workload management has been enabled, this is a mandatory setting.

workload_pool_base_dir_name = <string>
* Specifies the base controller directory name for Splunk cgroups on Linux that is
  used by a Splunk deployment.
* Workload pools created from the workload management page are all created relative
  to this base directory.
* This setting is only applicable when workload management has been enabled in
  the system. If workload management has been enabled, this is a mandatory setting.
* Default: splunk

[workload_pool:<pool_name>]

cpu_weight = <number>
* Specifies the cpu weight to be used by this workload pool.
* This is a percentage of the total cpu resources available to the category to
  which the pool belongs.
* Default is unset

mem_weight = <number>
* Specifies the memory weight to be used by this workload pool.
* This is a percentage of the total memory resources available to the category to
  which the pool belongs.
* This is a mandatory parameter for the creation of a workload pool and only
  allows positive integral values.
* Default is unset

category = <string>
* Specifies the category to which this workload pool belongs.
* Required to create a workload pool.
* Valid categories are "search","misc" and "ingest".
* The "ingest" and "misc" categories each contain one pool only, which is the
  default_pool for the respective category.
* Default is unset.

default_category_pool = <boolean>
* Specifies if this pool is the default pool for its category.
* Admin users can specify workload pools associated with roles. If no workload
  pool is found, the default_pool defined for this category is used.
* The first pool that is added to a category has this value set to 1.
* All other pools have this value set to 0.
* Required if workload management is enabled.
* Default: false.

[workload_category:<category>]

* Specifies the resource allocation for workload pools in this category.
  The <category> value can be "search","ingest' or "misc".
cpu_weight = <number>
* Specifies the cpu weight to be used by this category.
* This is a percentage of the total cpu resources available to all categories.
* This parameter exists in the default configuration and is editable with values
  that are positive integer values less than 100.
* Default is set.

mem_weight = <number>
* Specifies the memory weight to be used by this category.
* This is a percentage of the total memory resources available to all categories.
* This parameter exists in the default configuration and is editable with values
  that are positive integer values less than 100.
* Default is set.

workload_pools.conf.example

#   Version 8.0.1
# CAUTION: Do not alter the settings in workload_pools.conf unless you know what you are doing.
# Improperly configured workloads may result in splunkd crashes and/or memory overuse.

[general]
enabled = false
default_pool = pool_1
ingest_pool = pool_2
workload_pool_base_dir_name = splunk

[workload_category:search]
cpu_weight = 70
mem_weight = 70

[workload_category:ingest]
cpu_weight = 20
mem_weight = 20

[workload_category:misc]
cpu_weight = 10
mem_weight = 10

[workload_pool:pool_1]
cpu_weight = 40
mem_weight = 40
category = search
default_category_pool = 1

[workload_pool:pool_2]
cpu_weight = 30
mem_weight = 30
category = ingest
default_category_pool = 1

[workload_pool:pool_3]
cpu_weight = 20
mem_weight = 20
category = misc
default_category_pool = 1

[workload_pool:pool_4]
cpu_weight = 10
mem_weight = 10
category = search
default_category_pool = 0