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Configuring the Elasticsearch Properties File

To configure Elasticsearch 6.8.6, edit the properties file.

Go to the following directory:

<elasticsearch 6.8.6 installation directory>/config

In a text editor, open the

elasticsearch.yml

file and edit the following properties:

Property	Description
bootstrap.memory_lock	To lock the memory, set to true . Default is true .
cluster.name	A unique name for the Elasticsearch cluster. If you have multiple clusters, ensure that the name of each cluster is unique. If a cluster has multiple nodes, ensure that on each node of the cluster, the same cluster name is specified.
http.port	Port for the HTTP requests. Ensure the HTTP port for Elasticsearch 6.8.6 is enabled and the port number does not conflict with the Elasticsearch 6.2.3 port number. Default is 9200 .
network.host	The IP address of the host to use as the bind address.
node.data	Indicates whether to use a node as a data node that performs data related operations, such as CRUD and search. set to true . Default is true .
node.ingest	Indicates whether to use a node as an ingest node that transforms and enriches the data before indexing. set to true . Default is true .
node.master	Indicates whether to use a node as a master node that controls the cluster. If a cluster has multiple nodes, enable at least one of the nodes as a master node. For high availability, set multiple nodes as master nodes. set to true . Default is true .
node.name	Specify a unique name for the node.
transport.tcp.port	The TCP bind port. Ensure the TCP bind port for Elasticsearch 6.8.6 is enabled and the port number does not conflict with the Elasticsearch 6.2.3 port number. Default is 9300 .

Save the

elasticsearch.yml

file.

Install the analysis plugins. For more information about how to install the analysis plugins, see the Install Analysis Plugins topic.