# Setup cluster on windows 2012r2

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-cluster-on-windows-2012r2/64565>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 1, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-cluster-on-windows-2012r2/64565 "2016-11-01T14:13:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ssi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ssi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ssi)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-cluster-on-windows-2012r2/64565/1 "2016-11-01T14:13:31Z")

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hi,

i can't seem to get the cluster to form when i installed elasticsearch I have no issues getting it to run on a debian, (dont say it I have to run windows in production!)

I've changed the elasticsearch.yml files on the nodes as follows

node 1

---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------

# 

# Use a descriptive name for your cluster:

# 

[cluster.name](http://cluster.name): SD-ELK

# 

# ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------

# 

# Use a descriptive name for the node:

# 

[node.name](http://node.name): node-1

# 

# Add custom attributes to the node:

# 

#node.attr.rack: r1

# 

# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------

node 2

# ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------

# 

# Use a descriptive name for your cluster:

# 

[cluster.name](http://cluster.name): SD-ELK

# 

# ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------

# 

# Use a descriptive name for the node:

# 

[node.name](http://node.name): node-2

# 

# Add custom attributes to the node:

# 

#node.attr.rack: r1

# 

# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------

node 3

# ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------

# 

# Use a descriptive name for your cluster:

# 

[cluster.name](http://cluster.name): SD-ELK

# 

# ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------

# 

# Use a descriptive name for the node:

# 

[node.name](http://node.name): node-3

# 

# Add custom attributes to the node:

# 

#node.attr.rack: r1

# 

# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------

i've restarted all the nodes

is there anything in this section i need to be aware of?

# ---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------

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# Disable starting multiple nodes on a single system:

# 

#node.max\_local\_storage\_nodes: 1

# 

# Require explicit names when deleting indices:

# 

#action.destructive\_requires\_name: true

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-cluster-on-windows-2012r2/64565/2 "2016-11-01T14:17:04Z")

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Multicast discovery was disabled by default in ES 2.0 so your unicast discovery configuration needs to point to the other cluster nodes. Also make sure that ES listens to non-loopback interfaces (`network.host` option).

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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 5, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-cluster-on-windows-2012r2/64565/3 "2017-07-05T22:07:51Z")

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