# Renaming a nodes in a cluster **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 9, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/renaming-a-nodes-in-a-cluster/22050 "2015-02-09T19:41:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crista\_Shawler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Crista\_Shawler](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Crista_Shawler)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/renaming-a-nodes-in-a-cluster/22050/1 "2015-02-09T19:41:56Z")
I would like to rename a couple of the nodes in my cluster. Are there any issues with doing this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/itamar_syn_hershko/32/725_2.png) [@Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Itamar_Syn_Hershko)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/renaming-a-nodes-in-a-cluster/22050/2 "2015-02-09T19:42:25Z")
No, you will have to restart them tho -- Itamar Syn-Hershko [http://code972.com](http://code972.com) | @synhershko [https://twitter.com/synhershko](https://twitter.com/synhershko) Freelance Developer & Consultant [Lucene.NET](http://Lucene.NET) committer and PMC member On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Crista Shawler [ecsclj@gmail.com](mailto:ecsclj@gmail.com) wrote: > I would like to rename a couple of the nodes in my cluster. Are there any > issues with doing this? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHTr4ZsG7wqkvdjC-Rm08gyyz7D3tMhpsQPzLKGYQu6Ay%3DE7Gw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHTr4ZsG7wqkvdjC-Rm08gyyz7D3tMhpsQPzLKGYQu6Ay%3DE7Gw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Crista\_Shawler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Crista\_Shawler](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Crista_Shawler)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/renaming-a-nodes-in-a-cluster/22050/3 "2015-02-09T20:36:53Z")
Thanks! On Monday, February 9, 2015 at 1:42:31 PM UTC-6, Itamar Syn-Hershko wrote: > No, you will have to restart them tho > > -- > > Itamar Syn-Hershko > [http://code972.com](http://code972.com) | @synhershko [https://twitter.com/synhershko](https://twitter.com/synhershko) > Freelance Developer & Consultant > [Lucene.NET](http://Lucene.NET) committer and PMC member > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Crista Shawler \<[ecs...@gmail.com](mailto:ecs...@gmail.com) > \\> wrote: > > > I would like to rename a couple of the nodes in my cluster. Are there > > any issues with doing this? > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4edd7a-8bfb-4633-b7fd-b7d87c382ec7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d0b1c0e6-8566-4ec7-96c9-184b14003a74%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d0b1c0e6-8566-4ec7-96c9-184b14003a74%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/renaming-a-nodes-in-a-cluster/22050/4 "2017-07-06T00:34:03Z")