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[DOCS] Add realm limitations for monitoring clusters (#62714)
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. (Optional) Create a dedicated {kib} instance for monitoring, rather than using
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a single {kib} instance to access both your production cluster and monitoring
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NOTE: If you log in to {kib} using SAML, Kerberos, PKI, OpenID Connect, or token
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authentication providers, a dedicated {kib} instance is *required*. The security
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tokens that are used in these contexts are cluster-specific, therefore you
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cannot use a single {kib} instance to connect to both production and monitoring
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clusters.
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.. (Optional) Disable the collection of monitoring data in this {kib} instance.
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Set the `xpack.monitoring.kibana.collection.enabled` setting to `false` in the

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