# ElasticSearch Cluster Nodes File system **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 12, 2019, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-nodes-file-system/190173 "2019-07-12T08:55:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rsumit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@rsumit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rsumit)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-nodes-file-system/190173/1 "2019-07-12T08:55:01Z")
Hi Team Issue- In a two Node cluster Node A & Node B on Linux, Can we use a common shared (NFS/Cluster) filesystem for path.data and path.log on both nodes or we have to create on local filesystems of the server. Rsumit ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-nodes-file-system/190173/2 "2019-07-12T10:19:08Z")
You should not do that and prefer only local drives. BTW in production, you'd probably prefer running 3 nodes. The 3rd node would be a Tie Breaker. It can be a master elligible node only with less power. ---
**Author:** ![rsumit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@rsumit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rsumit)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-nodes-file-system/190173/3 "2019-07-17T08:34:05Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-nodes-file-system/190173/4 "2019-08-14T08:34:22Z")
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