# Puppet-elasticsearch options

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/puppet-elasticsearch-options/18207>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 19, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/puppet-elasticsearch-options/18207 "2014-06-19T08:53:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@Andrej](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrej)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/puppet-elasticsearch-options/18207/1 "2014-06-19T08:53:10Z")

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Hi,

i am playing around with puppet-easticsearch 0.4.0, works wells so far  
(thanks!), but I am missing a few options I havent seen in the  
documentation. As I couldnt figure it out immediately by reading the  
scripts, may be someone can help me fast on this:

- there is an option to change the port (9200), but this is only the http  
port. Is there an option to change the tcp transport port as well?
- how can I configure logging? I think about logfile names and loglevel,  
may be even thresholds for slowlog. May be this is interesting enough to  
add it to the documentation?
- is there an option in the module to easily configure memory usage?
- how can I configure the discovery minimum?

I am aware that I could go ahead and manipulate the elasticsearch.yml file  
with puppet, I am just curious if there are options for my questions  
already implemented in the module I have missed. So if someone could give  
me a hint or an example it would be really helpful!

Thanks in advance!  
Andrej

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**Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/puppet-elasticsearch-options/18207/2 "2014-06-20T07:44:49Z")

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Hi Andrej,

Thank you for using the puppet module 🙂

The 'port' and 'discovery minimum' settings are both configuration settings  
for the elasticsearch.yml file.  
You can set those in the 'config' option variable, for example:

elasticsearch::instance { 'instancename':  
config =\> { 'http.port' =\> '9210', 'discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes'  
=\> 3 }  
}

For the logging part, management of the logging.yml file is very limited at  
the moment but i hope to get some feedback on extending that.  
The thresholds for the slowlogs can be set in the same config option  
variable.  
See [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-slowlog.html#index-slow-log)  
for more information.

If you have any further questions, let me know.

Cheers

On Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:53:10 AM UTC+1, Andrej Rosenheinrich wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> i am playing around with puppet-easticsearch 0.4.0, works wells so far  
> (thanks!), but I am missing a few options I havent seen in the  
> documentation. As I couldnt figure it out immediately by reading the  
> scripts, may be someone can help me fast on this:
> 
> - there is an option to change the port (9200), but this is only the http  
> port. Is there an option to change the tcp transport port as well?
> - how can I configure logging? I think about logfile names and loglevel,  
> may be even thresholds for slowlog. May be this is interesting enough to  
> add it to the documentation?
> - is there an option in the module to easily configure memory usage?
> - how can I configure the discovery minimum?
> 
> I am aware that I could go ahead and manipulate the elasticsearch.yml file  
> with puppet, I am just curious if there are options for my questions  
> already implemented in the module I have missed. So if someone could give  
> me a hint or an example it would be really helpful!
> 
> Thanks in advance!  
> Andrej

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**Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/puppet-elasticsearch-options/18207/3 "2014-06-26T13:24:47Z")

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Hi Richard,

thanks for your answer, it for sure helped! Still, I am puzzling with a few  
effects and questions:

1.) I am a bit confused by your class/instance idea. I can do something  
pretty simple like class { 'elasticsearch' : version =\> '0.90.7' } and it  
will install elasticsearch in the correct version using the default  
settings you defined. Repeating this (I tested every step on a fresh debian  
instance in a VM, no different puppet installation steps in between) with a  
config added in class like

class { 'elasticsearch' :  
version =\> '0.90.7',  
config =\> {  
'cluster' =\> {  
'name' =\> 'andrejtest'  
},  
'http.port' =\> '9210'  
}  
}

I still get elasticsearch installed, but it completely ignores everything  
in the config. (I should be able to curl localhost:9210, but its up and  
running on the old default port, using the old cluster name). You explained  
overwriting for instances and classes a bit, so I tried the following thing  
(again, blank image, no previous installation) :

class { 'elasticsearch' :  
version =\> '0.90.7',  
config =\> {  
'cluster' =\> {  
'name' =\> 'andrejtest'  
},  
'http.port' =\> '9210'  
}  
}

elasticsearch::instance { 'es-01':  
}

What happened is that I have two elasticsearch instances running, one with  
the default value and another one (es-01) that uses the provided  
configuration. Even freakier, I install java7 in my script before the  
snippet posted , the first (default based) elasticsearch version uses the  
standard openjdk-6 java, the second instance (es-01) uses java7.  
So, where is my mistake or what am I doing wrong? What would be the way to  
install and start only one service using provided configuration? And does  
elasticsearch::instance require an instance name? I would really miss the  
funny comic node names 😉

1. As you pointed out I can define all values from elasticsearch.yml in the  
config hash. But what about memory settings (I usually modify the init.d  
script for that), can I configure Xms and Xmx settings in the puppet module  
somehow?

Logging configuration would be a nice-to-have (no must-have), just in case  
you were wondering 😉

I hope my questions don't sound too confusing, if you could give me a hint  
on what I am doing wrong I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!  
Andrej

Am Freitag, 20. Juni 2014 09:44:49 UTC+2 schrieb Richard Pijnenburg:

> Hi Andrej,
> 
> Thank you for using the puppet module 🙂
> 
> The 'port' and 'discovery minimum' settings are both configuration  
> settings for the elasticsearch.yml file.  
> You can set those in the 'config' option variable, for example:
> 
> elasticsearch::instance { 'instancename':  
> config =\> { 'http.port' =\> '9210', 'discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes'  
> =\> 3 }  
> }
> 
> For the logging part, management of the logging.yml file is very limited  
> at the moment but i hope to get some feedback on extending that.  
> The thresholds for the slowlogs can be set in the same config option  
> variable.  
> See  
> [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-slowlog.html#index-slow-log)  
> for more information.
> 
> If you have any further questions, let me know.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> On Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:53:10 AM UTC+1, Andrej Rosenheinrich wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > i am playing around with puppet-easticsearch 0.4.0, works wells so far  
> > (thanks!), but I am missing a few options I havent seen in the  
> > documentation. As I couldnt figure it out immediately by reading the  
> > scripts, may be someone can help me fast on this:
> > 
> > - there is an option to change the port (9200), but this is only the http  
> > port. Is there an option to change the tcp transport port as well?
> > - how can I configure logging? I think about logfile names and loglevel,  
> > may be even thresholds for slowlog. May be this is interesting enough to  
> > add it to the documentation?
> > - is there an option in the module to easily configure memory usage?
> > - how can I configure the discovery minimum?
> > 
> > I am aware that I could go ahead and manipulate the elasticsearch.yml  
> > file with puppet, I am just curious if there are options for my questions  
> > already implemented in the module I have missed. So if someone could give  
> > me a hint or an example it would be really helpful!
> > 
> > Thanks in advance!  
> > Andrej

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**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/puppet-elasticsearch-options/18207/4 "2014-07-01T12:37:54Z")

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Hi Andrej,

Sorry for the late response. Didn't get an update email about it.

As long as you don't setup an instance with the 'elasticsearch::instance'  
define it will only install the package but do nothing afterwards.  
I recently fixed that the default files from the packages are being removed  
now.  
The memory can be set via the init\_defaults hash by setting the ES\_HEAP  
option.

The issue with 0.90.x versions is that it automatically starts up after  
package installation.  
Since i don't stop it, it keeps running. Its advised to run a newer version  
of ES since 0.90.x will be EOL'd at some point.

On Thursday, June 26, 2014 2:24:47 PM UTC+1, Andrej Rosenheinrich wrote:

> Hi Richard,
> 
> thanks for your answer, it for sure helped! Still, I am puzzling with a  
> few effects and questions:
> 
> 1.) I am a bit confused by your class/instance idea. I can do something  
> pretty simple like class { 'elasticsearch' : version =\> '0.90.7' } and it  
> will install elasticsearch in the correct version using the default  
> settings you defined. Repeating this (I tested every step on a fresh debian  
> instance in a VM, no different puppet installation steps in between) with a  
> config added in class like
> 
> class { 'elasticsearch' :  
> version =\> '0.90.7',  
> config =\> {  
> 'cluster' =\> {  
> 'name' =\> 'andrejtest'  
> },  
> 'http.port' =\> '9210'  
> }  
> }
> 
> I still get elasticsearch installed, but it completely ignores everything  
> in the config. (I should be able to curl localhost:9210, but its up and  
> running on the old default port, using the old cluster name). You explained  
> overwriting for instances and classes a bit, so I tried the following thing  
> (again, blank image, no previous installation) :
> 
> class { 'elasticsearch' :  
> version =\> '0.90.7',  
> config =\> {  
> 'cluster' =\> {  
> 'name' =\> 'andrejtest'  
> },  
> 'http.port' =\> '9210'  
> }  
> }
> 
> elasticsearch::instance { 'es-01':  
> }
> 
> What happened is that I have two elasticsearch instances running, one with  
> the default value and another one (es-01) that uses the provided  
> configuration. Even freakier, I install java7 in my script before the  
> snippet posted , the first (default based) elasticsearch version uses the  
> standard openjdk-6 java, the second instance (es-01) uses java7.  
> So, where is my mistake or what am I doing wrong? What would be the way to  
> install and start only one service using provided configuration? And does  
> elasticsearch::instance require an instance name? I would really miss the  
> funny comic node names 😉
> 
> 1. As you pointed out I can define all values from elasticsearch.yml in  
> the config hash. But what about memory settings (I usually modify the  
> init.d script for that), can I configure Xms and Xmx settings in the puppet  
> module somehow?
> 
> Logging configuration would be a nice-to-have (no must-have), just in case  
> you were wondering 😉
> 
> I hope my questions don't sound too confusing, if you could give me a hint  
> on what I am doing wrong I would really appreciate it.
> 
> Thanks in advance!  
> Andrej
> 
> Am Freitag, 20. Juni 2014 09:44:49 UTC+2 schrieb Richard Pijnenburg:
> 
> > Hi Andrej,
> > 
> > Thank you for using the puppet module 🙂
> > 
> > The 'port' and 'discovery minimum' settings are both configuration  
> > settings for the elasticsearch.yml file.  
> > You can set those in the 'config' option variable, for example:
> > 
> > elasticsearch::instance { 'instancename':  
> > config =\> { 'http.port' =\> '9210', 'discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes'  
> > =\> 3 }  
> > }
> > 
> > For the logging part, management of the logging.yml file is very limited  
> > at the moment but i hope to get some feedback on extending that.  
> > The thresholds for the slowlogs can be set in the same config option  
> > variable.  
> > See  
> > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-slowlog.html#index-slow-log)  
> > for more information.
> > 
> > If you have any further questions, let me know.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > On Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:53:10 AM UTC+1, Andrej Rosenheinrich wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > i am playing around with puppet-easticsearch 0.4.0, works wells so far  
> > > (thanks!), but I am missing a few options I havent seen in the  
> > > documentation. As I couldnt figure it out immediately by reading the  
> > > scripts, may be someone can help me fast on this:
> > > 
> > > - there is an option to change the port (9200), but this is only the  
> > > http port. Is there an option to change the tcp transport port as well?
> > > - how can I configure logging? I think about logfile names and loglevel,  
> > > may be even thresholds for slowlog. May be this is interesting enough to  
> > > add it to the documentation?
> > > - is there an option in the module to easily configure memory usage?
> > > - how can I configure the discovery minimum?
> > > 
> > > I am aware that I could go ahead and manipulate the elasticsearch.yml  
> > > file with puppet, I am just curious if there are options for my questions  
> > > already implemented in the module I have missed. So if someone could give  
> > > me a hint or an example it would be really helpful!
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance!  
> > > Andrej

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/puppet-elasticsearch-options/18207/5 "2014-07-16T10:31:13Z")

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Hi Richard,

getting back to this after a while. Thanks for pointing me to the fact,  
that the class itself actually does nothing than install and only instances  
merge configs. This was something completely not aware to me (may be you  
could add a line in the documentation?) but looking through the module I  
could figure it out.  
What I am wondering, what was the reason for this design decision? When I  
want to install elasticsarch once on a machine I have to configure the  
class (things like manage\_repo can not be configured in the instance,  
right?) and an instance. This will install two services, one for the class,  
not caring about config, and one for the instance, what might be confusing  
for some users.

Again, thanks for your help that finally got me on the right track!  
Andrej

Am Dienstag, 1. Juli 2014 14:37:55 UTC+2 schrieb Richard Pijnenburg:

> Hi Andrej,
> 
> Sorry for the late response. Didn't get an update email about it.
> 
> As long as you don't setup an instance with the 'elasticsearch::instance'  
> define it will only install the package but do nothing afterwards.  
> I recently fixed that the default files from the packages are being  
> removed now.  
> The memory can be set via the init\_defaults hash by setting the ES\_HEAP  
> option.
> 
> The issue with 0.90.x versions is that it automatically starts up after  
> package installation.  
> Since i don't stop it, it keeps running. Its advised to run a newer  
> version of ES since 0.90.x will be EOL'd at some point.
> 
> On Thursday, June 26, 2014 2:24:47 PM UTC+1, Andrej Rosenheinrich wrote:
> 
> > Hi Richard,
> > 
> > thanks for your answer, it for sure helped! Still, I am puzzling with a  
> > few effects and questions:
> > 
> > 1.) I am a bit confused by your class/instance idea. I can do something  
> > pretty simple like class { 'elasticsearch' : version =\> '0.90.7' } and it  
> > will install elasticsearch in the correct version using the default  
> > settings you defined. Repeating this (I tested every step on a fresh debian  
> > instance in a VM, no different puppet installation steps in between) with a  
> > config added in class like
> > 
> > class { 'elasticsearch' :  
> > version =\> '0.90.7',  
> > config =\> {  
> > 'cluster' =\> {  
> > 'name' =\> 'andrejtest'  
> > },  
> > 'http.port' =\> '9210'  
> > }  
> > }
> > 
> > I still get elasticsearch installed, but it completely ignores everything  
> > in the config. (I should be able to curl localhost:9210, but its up and  
> > running on the old default port, using the old cluster name). You explained  
> > overwriting for instances and classes a bit, so I tried the following thing  
> > (again, blank image, no previous installation) :
> > 
> > class { 'elasticsearch' :  
> > version =\> '0.90.7',  
> > config =\> {  
> > 'cluster' =\> {  
> > 'name' =\> 'andrejtest'  
> > },  
> > 'http.port' =\> '9210'  
> > }  
> > }
> > 
> > elasticsearch::instance { 'es-01':  
> > }
> > 
> > What happened is that I have two elasticsearch instances running, one  
> > with the default value and another one (es-01) that uses the provided  
> > configuration. Even freakier, I install java7 in my script before the  
> > snippet posted , the first (default based) elasticsearch version uses the  
> > standard openjdk-6 java, the second instance (es-01) uses java7.  
> > So, where is my mistake or what am I doing wrong? What would be the way  
> > to install and start only one service using provided configuration? And  
> > does elasticsearch::instance require an instance name? I would really miss  
> > the funny comic node names 😉
> > 
> > 1. As you pointed out I can define all values from elasticsearch.yml in  
> > the config hash. But what about memory settings (I usually modify the  
> > init.d script for that), can I configure Xms and Xmx settings in the puppet  
> > module somehow?
> > 
> > Logging configuration would be a nice-to-have (no must-have), just in  
> > case you were wondering 😉
> > 
> > I hope my questions don't sound too confusing, if you could give me a  
> > hint on what I am doing wrong I would really appreciate it.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance!  
> > Andrej
> > 
> > Am Freitag, 20. Juni 2014 09:44:49 UTC+2 schrieb Richard Pijnenburg:
> > 
> > > Hi Andrej,
> > > 
> > > Thank you for using the puppet module 🙂
> > > 
> > > The 'port' and 'discovery minimum' settings are both configuration  
> > > settings for the elasticsearch.yml file.  
> > > You can set those in the 'config' option variable, for example:
> > > 
> > > elasticsearch::instance { 'instancename':  
> > > config =\> { 'http.port' =\> '9210',  
> > > 'discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes' =\> 3 }  
> > > }
> > > 
> > > For the logging part, management of the logging.yml file is very limited  
> > > at the moment but i hope to get some feedback on extending that.  
> > > The thresholds for the slowlogs can be set in the same config option  
> > > variable.  
> > > See  
> > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-slowlog.html#index-slow-log)  
> > > for more information.
> > > 
> > > If you have any further questions, let me know.
> > > 
> > > Cheers
> > > 
> > > On Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:53:10 AM UTC+1, Andrej Rosenheinrich wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > i am playing around with puppet-easticsearch 0.4.0, works wells so far  
> > > > (thanks!), but I am missing a few options I havent seen in the  
> > > > documentation. As I couldnt figure it out immediately by reading the  
> > > > scripts, may be someone can help me fast on this:
> > > > 
> > > > - there is an option to change the port (9200), but this is only the  
> > > > http port. Is there an option to change the tcp transport port as well?
> > > > - how can I configure logging? I think about logfile names and  
> > > > loglevel, may be even thresholds for slowlog. May be this is interesting  
> > > > enough to add it to the documentation?
> > > > - is there an option in the module to easily configure memory usage?
> > > > - how can I configure the discovery minimum?
> > > > 
> > > > I am aware that I could go ahead and manipulate the elasticsearch.yml  
> > > > file with puppet, I am just curious if there are options for my questions  
> > > > already implemented in the module I have missed. So if someone could give  
> > > > me a hint or an example it would be really helpful!
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks in advance!  
> > > > Andrej

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**Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/puppet-elasticsearch-options/18207/6 "2014-07-21T16:18:24Z")

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Hi Richard,

another question: you are creating the elasticsearch user and group  
somewhere in the module (havent found exactly where yet). My problem is  
that I have to create a directory for data\_dir (on a different device) that  
is needed by the class (or instance, not sure), but I need the owner and  
the group to be able to set it otherwise the service won't start. Can I set  
a requirement in my file declaration to make sure that the user and the  
group already exist? Something like

file { "/data/elasticsearch":  
ensure =\> "directory",  
owner =\> "elasticsearch",  
group =\> "elasticsearch",  
require =\> ???  
}

Once again, thanks!  
Andrej

Am Dienstag, 1. Juli 2014 14:37:55 UTC+2 schrieb Richard Pijnenburg:

> Hi Andrej,
> 
> Sorry for the late response. Didn't get an update email about it.
> 
> As long as you don't setup an instance with the 'elasticsearch::instance'  
> define it will only install the package but do nothing afterwards.  
> I recently fixed that the default files from the packages are being  
> removed now.  
> The memory can be set via the init\_defaults hash by setting the ES\_HEAP  
> option.
> 
> The issue with 0.90.x versions is that it automatically starts up after  
> package installation.  
> Since i don't stop it, it keeps running. Its advised to run a newer  
> version of ES since 0.90.x will be EOL'd at some point.
> 
> On Thursday, June 26, 2014 2:24:47 PM UTC+1, Andrej Rosenheinrich wrote:
> 
> > Hi Richard,
> > 
> > thanks for your answer, it for sure helped! Still, I am puzzling with a  
> > few effects and questions:
> > 
> > 1.) I am a bit confused by your class/instance idea. I can do something  
> > pretty simple like class { 'elasticsearch' : version =\> '0.90.7' } and it  
> > will install elasticsearch in the correct version using the default  
> > settings you defined. Repeating this (I tested every step on a fresh debian  
> > instance in a VM, no different puppet installation steps in between) with a  
> > config added in class like
> > 
> > class { 'elasticsearch' :  
> > version =\> '0.90.7',  
> > config =\> {  
> > 'cluster' =\> {  
> > 'name' =\> 'andrejtest'  
> > },  
> > 'http.port' =\> '9210'  
> > }  
> > }
> > 
> > I still get elasticsearch installed, but it completely ignores everything  
> > in the config. (I should be able to curl localhost:9210, but its up and  
> > running on the old default port, using the old cluster name). You explained  
> > overwriting for instances and classes a bit, so I tried the following thing  
> > (again, blank image, no previous installation) :
> > 
> > class { 'elasticsearch' :  
> > version =\> '0.90.7',  
> > config =\> {  
> > 'cluster' =\> {  
> > 'name' =\> 'andrejtest'  
> > },  
> > 'http.port' =\> '9210'  
> > }  
> > }
> > 
> > elasticsearch::instance { 'es-01':  
> > }
> > 
> > What happened is that I have two elasticsearch instances running, one  
> > with the default value and another one (es-01) that uses the provided  
> > configuration. Even freakier, I install java7 in my script before the  
> > snippet posted , the first (default based) elasticsearch version uses the  
> > standard openjdk-6 java, the second instance (es-01) uses java7.  
> > So, where is my mistake or what am I doing wrong? What would be the way  
> > to install and start only one service using provided configuration? And  
> > does elasticsearch::instance require an instance name? I would really miss  
> > the funny comic node names 😉
> > 
> > 1. As you pointed out I can define all values from elasticsearch.yml in  
> > the config hash. But what about memory settings (I usually modify the  
> > init.d script for that), can I configure Xms and Xmx settings in the puppet  
> > module somehow?
> > 
> > Logging configuration would be a nice-to-have (no must-have), just in  
> > case you were wondering 😉
> > 
> > I hope my questions don't sound too confusing, if you could give me a  
> > hint on what I am doing wrong I would really appreciate it.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance!  
> > Andrej
> > 
> > Am Freitag, 20. Juni 2014 09:44:49 UTC+2 schrieb Richard Pijnenburg:
> > 
> > > Hi Andrej,
> > > 
> > > Thank you for using the puppet module 🙂
> > > 
> > > The 'port' and 'discovery minimum' settings are both configuration  
> > > settings for the elasticsearch.yml file.  
> > > You can set those in the 'config' option variable, for example:
> > > 
> > > elasticsearch::instance { 'instancename':  
> > > config =\> { 'http.port' =\> '9210',  
> > > 'discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes' =\> 3 }  
> > > }
> > > 
> > > For the logging part, management of the logging.yml file is very limited  
> > > at the moment but i hope to get some feedback on extending that.  
> > > The thresholds for the slowlogs can be set in the same config option  
> > > variable.  
> > > See  
> > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-slowlog.html#index-slow-log)  
> > > for more information.
> > > 
> > > If you have any further questions, let me know.
> > > 
> > > Cheers
> > > 
> > > On Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:53:10 AM UTC+1, Andrej Rosenheinrich wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > i am playing around with puppet-easticsearch 0.4.0, works wells so far  
> > > > (thanks!), but I am missing a few options I havent seen in the  
> > > > documentation. As I couldnt figure it out immediately by reading the  
> > > > scripts, may be someone can help me fast on this:
> > > > 
> > > > - there is an option to change the port (9200), but this is only the  
> > > > http port. Is there an option to change the tcp transport port as well?
> > > > - how can I configure logging? I think about logfile names and  
> > > > loglevel, may be even thresholds for slowlog. May be this is interesting  
> > > > enough to add it to the documentation?
> > > > - is there an option in the module to easily configure memory usage?
> > > > - how can I configure the discovery minimum?
> > > > 
> > > > I am aware that I could go ahead and manipulate the elasticsearch.yml  
> > > > file with puppet, I am just curious if there are options for my questions  
> > > > already implemented in the module I have missed. So if someone could give  
> > > > me a hint or an example it would be really helpful!
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks in advance!  
> > > > Andrej

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Hello Andrej,

I am trying to install multinode cluster using puppet module, I don't seems its working, because It does not give you option to assign different node names to different instances also, seems like module is written in a way to have multiple instances on single VM or server.

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