# The discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-discovery-zen-minimum-master-nodes/83782>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 27, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-discovery-zen-minimum-master-nodes/83782 "2017-04-27T01:51:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-discovery-zen-minimum-master-nodes/83782/1 "2017-04-27T01:51:47Z")

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the discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes is (N/2+1)  
i want konw the "N" is master nodes or all nodes?  
thanks.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-discovery-zen-minimum-master-nodes/83782/2 "2017-04-27T01:52:20Z")

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Master eligible nodes.

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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:** [May 25, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-discovery-zen-minimum-master-nodes/83782/3 "2017-05-25T02:04:11Z")

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