Search service for a data fabric system

A search service system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory having instructions executable by the processor to cause the search service system to:
• receive an indication of at least a portion of a search scheme to cause a plurality of worker nodes to obtain search results from a plurality of distributed data storage systems, the search scheme being defined by a data intake and query system, and the plurality of distributed data storage systems including at least one of an external data storage system communicatively coupled to the data intake and query system over a network or an internal data storage system of the data intake and query system;
• define a search process based on the at least a portion of the search scheme defined by the data intake and query system;
• execute the search process to cause the plurality of worker nodes to obtain a plurality of search results from the plurality of distributed data storage systems;
• receive a combination of search results based on the plurality of search results obtained by the plurality of worker nodes from the plurality of distributed data storage systems;
• and
• cause an output based on the combination of search results obtained by the data intake and query system in accordance with the search scheme.

A non-transitory storage medium storing program instructions, execution of which in search service system causes actions comprising:

• receiving an indication of at least a portion of a search scheme to cause a plurality of worker nodes to obtain search results from a plurality of distributed data storage systems, the search scheme being defined by a data intake and query system, and the plurality of distributed data storage systems including at least one of an external data storage system communicatively coupled to the data intake and query system over a network or an internal data storage system of the data intake and query system;
• defining a search process based on the at least a portion of the search scheme defined by the data intake and query system;
• executing the search process to cause the plurality of worker nodes to obtain a plurality of search results from the plurality of distributed data storage systems;
• receiving a combination of search results based on the plurality of search results obtained by the plurality of worker nodes from the plurality of distributed data storage systems;
• and
• causing an output based on the combination of search results obtained by the data intake and query system in accordance with the search scheme.