# Is ES smart enough to identify a node in a cluster if its IP has been changed?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-es-smart-enough-to-identify-a-node-in-a-cluster-if-its-ip-has-been-changed/206701>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 6, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-es-smart-enough-to-identify-a-node-in-a-cluster-if-its-ip-has-been-changed/206701 "2019-11-06T01:30:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![yash.tandon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yash.tandon/32/53428_2.png) [@yash.tandon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yash.tandon)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-es-smart-enough-to-identify-a-node-in-a-cluster-if-its-ip-has-been-changed/206701/1 "2019-11-06T01:30:31Z")

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> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58721807/is-es-smart-enough-to-identify-a-node-in-a-cluster-if-its-ip-has-been-changed>

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-es-smart-enough-to-identify-a-node-in-a-cluster-if-its-ip-has-been-changed/206701/2 "2019-12-04T01:30:43Z")

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