# Multi data path configuration and Lucene index structure

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-data-path-configuration-and-lucene-index-structure/15386>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 23, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-data-path-configuration-and-lucene-index-structure/15386 "2014-01-23T21:14:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matt\_Price](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matt_price/32/1789_2.png) [@Matt\_Price](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matt_Price)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-data-path-configuration-and-lucene-index-structure/15386/1 "2014-01-23T21:14:19Z")

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Hello,

My question involves an elastic search node setup where we are storing data  
across multiple paths (ex. path.data = ["/mnt/es1", "/mnt/es2", ...]).  
With a node setup like this, is each index's data path's shard (so a path  
that would like this:  
/mnt/es1/cluster\_name/0/indices/index\_name/shard\_number) an individual  
Lucene index? From what I know of elastic search that would seem to make  
the most sense but I can't find any documentation online that makes the  
case one way or another.

Let me know if that question doen't make sense and I can try to rephrase it.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-data-path-configuration-and-lucene-index-structure/15386/2 "2017-07-06T01:55:06Z")

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