40. The system as described in claim 30 , wherein the system further comprises: one or more additional processors; one or more additional computer readable storage media; computer readable instructions stored on the one or more additional computer readable storage media which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement the cloud-based cluster.
40. The system as described in claim 30 , wherein the system further comprises: one or more additional processors; one or more additional computer readable storage media; computer readable instructions stored on the one or more additional computer readable storage media which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement the cloud-based cluster. 41. The system as described in claim 40 , wherein the cloud-based cluster is configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, at the cloud-based cluster, the request; preparing a response including information on how to communicate with active indexers of the cloud-based cluster; and sending the response to the first cluster.