# What does that \* in my node means?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-does-that-in-my-node-means/306125>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 1, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-does-that-in-my-node-means/306125 "2022-06-01T12:41:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![SamuelSMendes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/samuelsmendes/32/104246_2.png) [@SamuelSMendes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SamuelSMendes)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-does-that-in-my-node-means/306125/1 "2022-06-01T12:41:09Z")

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I've been trying out working with more than one node and once checked them in DevTools I found this \* in one of my nodes. It's a silly thing but I want to avoid any misconception, so what does it mean?

![Image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/9/29e38b0d950c93ed40984209f140bf9c3f69d292.png)

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**Author:** ![RabBit\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rabbit_br/32/82261_2.png) [@RabBit\_BR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RabBit_BR)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-does-that-in-my-node-means/306125/2 "2022-06-01T13:02:20Z")

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Hi!!

Execute:

> GET /\_cat/nodes?v=true

Read more [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/cat-nodes.html#cat-nodes-api-query-params).

> `master` , `m`
> 
> (Default) Indicates whether the node is the elected master node. Returned values include `*` (elected master) and `-` (not elected master).

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**Author:** ![Kazwell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kazwell/32/106026_2.png) [@Kazwell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kazwell)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-does-that-in-my-node-means/306125/3 "2022-06-01T13:48:55Z")

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Hello team!

Piggybacking on this to ask something.

I have set up 3 nodes (elastic,elastic-2 and elastic-3) and specified the 3 as "initial master nodes", but each time elastic-2 is \* (master).  
Is there a parameter I can add or specify to make it so that my first node(the original one) "elastic" is the master one?  
I'm using ELK 8.1.3  
Kind regards,

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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:** [June 29, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-does-that-in-my-node-means/306125/4 "2022-06-29T13:48:56Z")

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