# Migrating cluster to a different time zone

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-cluster-to-a-different-time-zone/68348>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 7, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-cluster-to-a-different-time-zone/68348 "2016-12-07T18:59:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![gpstathis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gpstathis/32/5863_2.png) [@gpstathis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gpstathis)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-cluster-to-a-different-time-zone/68348/1 "2016-12-07T18:59:36Z")

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We'd like to migrate our cluster servers from EST to UTC and have a few questions:

- Should we do the entire cluster at once or can it be a progressive change? Can one cluster have nodes on different time-zones or is that asking for trouble?
- Should nodes be restarted?

Thank you in advance for your time.

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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:** [January 4, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-cluster-to-a-different-time-zone/68348/2 "2017-01-04T18:59:38Z")

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