# Master-Eligible node cluster resiliency for ElasticSearch 7.x

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-eligible-node-cluster-resiliency-for-elasticsearch-7-x/297125>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 14, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-eligible-node-cluster-resiliency-for-elasticsearch-7-x/297125 "2022-02-14T10:37:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-eligible-node-cluster-resiliency-for-elasticsearch-7-x/297125/2 "2022-02-14T11:10:37Z")

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It looks like you only have two master-eligible nodes, but you need three for resilience. See [these docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/high-availability-cluster-small-clusters.html#high-availability-cluster-small-clusters) for more information.

> [@crossdelena12](#):
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> Also note that I thought `cluster.initial_master_nodes` is only needed during intial bootstrap and then no longer used

This is correct, you should remove this setting once the cluster has formed. See [these docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/important-settings.html#initial_master_nodes) for more information.

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