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@@ -130,16 +130,19 @@ restarts.
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It is important for the health of the cluster that the elected master node has
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the resources it needs to fulfill its responsibilities. If the elected master
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-node is overloaded with other tasks then the cluster may not operate well. In
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-particular, indexing and searching your data can be very resource-intensive, so
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-in large or high-throughput clusters it is a good idea to avoid using the
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-master-eligible nodes for tasks such as indexing and searching. You can do this
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-by configuring three of your nodes to be dedicated master-eligible nodes.
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-Dedicated master-eligible nodes only have the `master` role, allowing them to
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-focus on managing the cluster. While master nodes can also behave as
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-<<coordinating-node,coordinating nodes>> and route search and indexing requests
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-from clients to data nodes, it is better _not_ to use dedicated master nodes for
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-this purpose.
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+node is overloaded with other tasks then the cluster will not operate well. The
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+most reliable way to avoid overloading the master with other tasks is to
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+configure all the master-eligible nodes to be _dedicated master-eligible nodes_
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+which only have the `master` role, allowing them to focus on managing the
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+cluster. Master-eligible nodes will still also behave as
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+<<coordinating-node,coordinating nodes>> that route requests from clients to
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+the other nodes in the cluster, but you should _not_ use dedicated master nodes
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+for this purpose.
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+A small or lightly-loaded cluster may operate well if its master-eligible nodes
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+have other roles and responsibilities, but once your cluster comprises more
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+than a handful of nodes it usually makes sense to use dedicated master-eligible
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+nodes.
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To create a dedicated master-eligible node, set:
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