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A customer has a multisite cluster (two sites, each site in its own data center) and users experiencing a slow response when searches are run on search heads located in either site. The Search Job Inspector shows the delay is being caused by search heads on either site waiting for results to be returned by indexers on the opposing site. The network team has confirmed that there is limited bandwidth available between the two data centers, which are in different geographic locations.
Which of the following would be the least expensive and easiest way to improve search performance?
Suggested Answer: A
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13 comments · newest first
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Inocencia
11 months ago
D seems like a workaround, but not sure it’ll help much.
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Nichelle
11 months ago
More bandwidth (C) would be ideal, but it's probably expensive.
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Cassie
12 months ago
Wait, can you really just change the site_search_factor? Sounds too simple!
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Altha
12 months ago
I disagree, moving indexers (B) might be better for performance.
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Helga
12 months ago
A is definitely the easiest option!
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Bette
1 year ago
Setting the site settings on indexers (Option D) could help, but I’m not clear on how that would directly impact search performance. It seems a bit complicated.
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Tenesha
1 year ago
I feel like installing a network pipe (Option C) could be effective, but it sounds expensive and might take time to implement.
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Jerry
1 year ago
I think moving all indexers and search heads to one site (Option B) could solve the problem, but it might be more disruptive than just adjusting the search factor.
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Kenda
1 year ago
I remember we discussed the importance of having local searchable copies to reduce wait times. Option A seems like a good choice, but I'm not entirely sure if it's the easiest solution.
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Tiera
1 year ago
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Lavonne
1 year ago
I've got this one! The fixed width format is the only one that would require pre-processing or parsing after import. The other delimited formats should be handled automatically by Marketing Cloud. I'm confident that A is the correct answer.
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Yaeko
1 year ago
I think creating a line chart with the MAE could give us some insights over time. We did a practice question like that, but I'm not totally certain.
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Raymon
1 year ago
This looks like a pretty straightforward question. I'd suggest going with option A - including multiple rows with each request. That should help improve the efficiency and reduce the overhead of making individual requests.