US 11,809,397 B1
Managing slot requests for query execution in hybrid cloud deployments
Ashish Mathew, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to SPLUNK INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Splunk Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/680,900.
Application 17/680,900 is a continuation of application No. 16/717,956, filed on Dec. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,308,061.
Application 16/717,956 is a continuation of application No. 15/582,424, filed on Apr. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,579,607, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/22 (2019.01); G06F 16/25 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/2272 (2019.01) [G06F 16/256 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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, wherein the cluster master is communicatively coupled with the indexer cluster comprising a plurality of indexers;
receiving a first slot request at the cluster master from the first search head in response to a query, wherein the first search head is operable to transmit the query to the active indexers for execution upon the first slot request being granted; and
responsive to a determination that the first slot request cannot be granted, transmitting a denial for a slot request to the first search head and dispensing with the query in accordance with an enforcement mode.