How to use "index.allocation.max_retries"

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Hi,

How do I set "index.allocation.max.retries" ?
(https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.0/cluster-reroute.html#_retry_failed_shards)

What is the time unit in seconds or minutes?

Also, how do I use '?retry_failed' in the '_reroute' API?

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see https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.3/cluster-reroute.html#_retry_failed_shards[quote="ABChocolate, post:1, topic:81894"]
How do I set "index.allocation.max.retries" ?(Cluster Reroute | Elasticsearch Guide [5.0] | Elastic)
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see https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.3/indices-update-settings.html

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it's retries, ie how many retries until it stops trying :slight_smile: