# Adding new raw data, requesting suggestions

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-new-raw-data-requesting-suggestions/372607>\
**Category:** Elastic Agent\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [December 29, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-new-raw-data-requesting-suggestions/372607 "2024-12-29T23:06:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trent-alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Trent-alex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Trent-alex)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-new-raw-data-requesting-suggestions/372607/4 "2024-12-30T12:34:37Z")

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Additionally, I have 3 servers capable of holding 10TB each. How do I ingest and distribute? i am referencing [Important Elasticsearch configuration | Elasticsearch Guide [8.17] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.17/important-settings.html#mdp-migrate)

It seems distributed file systems are not favored at least in ES 7.5 [Why NFS is to be avoided for data directories - Elastic Stack / Elasticsearch - Discuss the Elastic Stack](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-nfs-is-to-be-avoided-for-data-directories/215240)

[setting multiple data.paths | Elasticsearch Guide [8.17] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.17/important-settings.html#path-settings)

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