Elasticsearch in a dedicated server

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Hello,
We have decided to put elasticsearch in a dedicated server (one machine),
and we are wondering what the best (or a good) configuration should be:

  • Does it make sense to create a cluster if we have only one machine?
  • What would be a good configuration for it?
  • Any environment variables for the system?

Thank you very much for the good support.

Kind regards,

Ernesto

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To form a cluster of nodes, you need at least two nodes.
If you have more than 64 Gb RAM on that machine it could make sense to have two nodes.
But, in case of hardware failure, it will stop the search service.

I prefer having 2 smaller instances than a single big one.

My 2 cents

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David :wink:
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Le 30 mai 2013 à 13:22, Ernesto Reig ernirulez@gmail.com a écrit :

Hello,
We have decided to put elasticsearch in a dedicated server (one machine), and we are wondering what the best (or a good) configuration should be:

  • Does it make sense to create a cluster if we have only one machine?
  • What would be a good configuration for it?
  • Any environment variables for the system?

Thank you very much for the good support.

Kind regards,

Ernesto

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2 smaller instances are less resilient to split brain. A third one may be
need, for example acting as a load balancer node

My 2 cents too :wink:

Le jeudi 30 mai 2013 18:18:46 UTC+2, David Pilato a écrit :

To form a cluster of nodes, you need at least two nodes.
If you have more than 64 Gb RAM on that machine it could make sense to
have two nodes.
But, in case of hardware failure, it will stop the search service.

I prefer having 2 smaller instances than a single big one.

My 2 cents

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David :wink:
Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs

Le 30 mai 2013 à 13:22, Ernesto Reig <erni...@gmail.com <javascript:>> a
écrit :

Hello,
We have decided to put elasticsearch in a dedicated server (one machine),
and we are wondering what the best (or a good) configuration should be:

  • Does it make sense to create a cluster if we have only one machine?
  • What would be a good configuration for it?
  • Any environment variables for the system?

Thank you very much for the good support.

Kind regards,

Ernesto

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Yeah! +1
3 nodes is definitely the best starter kit for production IMHO.

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Le 31 mai 2013 à 09:40, Nicolas Labrot nithril@gmail.com a écrit :

2 smaller instances are less resilient to split brain. A third one may be need, for example acting as a load balancer node

My 2 cents too :wink:

Le jeudi 30 mai 2013 18:18:46 UTC+2, David Pilato a écrit :
To form a cluster of nodes, you need at least two nodes.
If you have more than 64 Gb RAM on that machine it could make sense to have two nodes.
But, in case of hardware failure, it will stop the search service.

I prefer having 2 smaller instances than a single big one.

My 2 cents

--
David :wink:
Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs

Le 30 mai 2013 à 13:22, Ernesto Reig erni...@gmail.com a écrit :

Hello,
We have decided to put elasticsearch in a dedicated server (one machine), and we are wondering what the best (or a good) configuration should be:

  • Does it make sense to create a cluster if we have only one machine?
  • What would be a good configuration for it?
  • Any environment variables for the system?

Thank you very much for the good support.

Kind regards,

Ernesto

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