indexer acknowledgment

indexer acknowledgment

noun

An optional capability on forwarders that helps prevent loss of data when sending data to an indexer. With indexer acknowledgment, the forwarder resends any data not acknowledged as "received" by the indexer.

When forwarding data to a indexer cluster node, indexer acknowledgement helps ensure end-to-end data fidelity.

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In Forwarding Data:

• Protect against loss of in-flight data

In Managing Indexers and Clusters of Indexers:

• Use forwarders to get your data into the indexer cluster