# Change cluster name and storage location folder **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 18, 2017, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-cluster-name-and-storage-location-folder/112171 "2017-12-18T08:03:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![asp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-cluster-name-and-storage-location-folder/112171/1 "2017-12-18T08:03:05Z")
Hi all, currently we have elastic stack's major version number in following fields: ``` cluster.name path.data ``` Is it save to rename them, rename the folders or do I need some reindexing or other stuff? Currently we are running a single instance, so no problem with other nodes. I would like to get rid of version names to give less room for confusion after upgrading from 5.1.2 to 6.0.1 Thanks a lot. Andreas ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-cluster-name-and-storage-location-folder/112171/2 "2017-12-18T08:04:15Z")
How did you install Elasticsearch and what OS are you on? ---
**Author:** ![asp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 8:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-cluster-name-and-storage-location-folder/112171/3 "2017-12-18T08:05:40Z")
running on centos. manual install by tar package. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-cluster-name-and-storage-location-folder/112171/4 "2017-12-18T08:09:53Z")
How are you planning on upgrading? ---
**Author:** ![asp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-cluster-name-and-storage-location-folder/112171/5 "2017-12-18T08:18:25Z")
Since I am originally the windows guy I build my own filestructure to have complete elastic stack in one place. filestructure for ES as example: ``` [root@myserver elasticsearch]# ls -l insgesamt 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 logiweb_admin elasticsearch 19 15. Dez 15:47 current_elasticsearch -> elasticsearch-6.1.0 drwx------ 3 elasticsearch elasticsearch 18 21. Feb 2017 data drwxr-xr-x 7 logiweb_admin elasticsearch 131 14. Feb 2017 elasticsearch-5.1.2 drwxr-xr-x 7 logiweb_admin elasticsearch 131 14. Aug 14:35 elasticsearch-5.5.2 drwxr-xr-x 7 logiweb_admin elasticsearch 131 10. Nov 19:42 elasticsearch-6.0.0 drwxr-xr-x 7 logiweb_admin elasticsearch 131 4. Dez 10:30 elasticsearch-6.0.1 drwxr-xr-x 7 logiweb_admin elasticsearch 131 12. Dez 13:34 elasticsearch-6.1.0 drwxr-xr-x 2 elasticsearch elasticsearch 199 18. Dez 09:07 log ``` The current version of elasticsearch is linked via current\_elasticsearch. The service is addressing the linked path current\_elasticsearch. so my data.path is currently: **/usr/local/elk/elasticsearch/data/elk5** I would like to rename it to **/usr/local/elk/elasticsearch/data/logicontrol\_prod** [cluster.name](http://cluster.name) is currently set to **logicontrol\_5x**. I would like to change it to **logicontrol\_prod**. my way of update is working so far, but I did not touch both parameters I asked for. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-cluster-name-and-storage-location-folder/112171/6 "2017-12-18T08:33:45Z")
I would suggest using the repo's and installing with that method. Then you can either point the config at the path you want after you have renamed it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-cluster-name-and-storage-location-folder/112171/7 "2018-01-15T08:33:59Z")
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