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if it is not possible to use the `node.name` of the node and there are
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multiple nodes sharing a single IP address.
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- IMPORTANT: After the cluster has formed, remove the `cluster.initial_master_nodes`
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- setting from each node's configuration. It should not be set for
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- master-ineligible nodes, master-eligible nodes joining an existing cluster, or
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- nodes which are restarting.
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+ [IMPORTANT]
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+ ====
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+ After the cluster has formed, remove the `cluster.initial_master_nodes` setting
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+ from each node's configuration. It should not be set for master-ineligible
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+ nodes, master-eligible nodes joining an existing cluster, or nodes which are
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+ restarting.
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If you leave `cluster.initial_master_nodes` in place once the cluster has
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formed then there is a risk that a future misconfiguration may result in
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bootstrapping a new cluster alongside your existing cluster. It may not be
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possible to recover from this situation without losing data.
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+ ====
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The simplest way to create a new cluster is for you to select one of your
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master-eligible nodes that will bootstrap itself into a single-node cluster,
You can’t perform that action at this time.
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