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Default data path

ECK

Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes extends Kubernetes orchestration capabilities to allow you to deploy and manage components of the Elastic Stack.

Availability

  • Generally available

    This functionality is generally available and ready for production usage.

This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes.

ECE

Elastic Cloud Enterprise is a self-managed orchestration platform for deploying and managing the Elastic Stack at scale.

Availability

  • Generally available

    This functionality is generally available and ready for production usage.

This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes.

Self-managed

Self-managed deployments are Elastic Stack deployments managed without the assistance of an orchestrator.

Availability

  • Generally available

    This functionality is generally available and ready for production usage.

This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes.

Elasticsearch is storing data under the default directory inside the installation path. Upgrades, reinstalls, or removing the install tree can delete indices on that path.

Note

For a complete list of insights, refer to AutoOps insights.

Field Value
Component Elasticsearch
Severity Low
Scope Cluster
Domains configuration, disk-storage

The following is an example of what you might see when this insight is triggered. Real insights use live data and links from your deployment or cluster.

The data path is the default location.

Note

AutoOps shows different recommendations depending on how their conditions match your deployment or cluster.

Set custom data path

Condition: Always shown for this insight.

The default data path can be removed during upgrades. Configure a custom path.data location, migrate data if needed, then dismiss this insight.

By default, Elasticsearch stores index data in a subdirectory of the installation directory. Upgrades, reinstalls, or removing the install tree can delete data on that path. Production deployments should use a dedicated data directory on storage that survives software upgrades.

Node settings