README corrections

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Dale McDiarmid 2017-09-14 16:35:26 +01:00
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@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ e.g.
```
cd /my/repos/
git https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch.git
git clone https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch.git
cd /my/ansible/playbook
mkdir -p roles
ln -s /my/repos/ansible-elasticsearch ./roles/elasticsearch
```
Then create your playbook yaml adding the role elasticsearch. By default, the user is only required to specify a unique es_instance_name per role application. This should be unique per node.
Then create your playbook yaml adding the role elasticsearch. By default, the user is only required to specify a unique es_instance_name per role application. This should be unique per node.
The application of the elasticsearch role results in the installation of a node on a host.
The simplest configuration therefore consists of:
@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The following illustrates applying configuration parameters to an Elasticsearch
es_api_port: 9201
```
The role utilises Elasticsearch version defaults. The following should be set to ensure a successful cluster forms.
Whilst the role installs Elasticsearch with the default configuration parameters, the following should be configured to ensure a cluster successfully forms:
* ```es_config['http.port']``` - the http port for the node
* ```es_config['transport.tcp.port']``` - the transport port for the node
@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ In addition to es_config, the following parameters allow the customization of th
* ```es_plugins``` an array of plugin definitions e.g.:
```yml
es_plugins:
- plugin: elasticsearch-cloud-aws
- plugin: ingest-geoip
```
* ```es_allow_downgrades``` For development purposes only. (true or false (default) )
* ```es_java_install``` If set to false, Java will not be installed. (true (default) or false)
@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ To define proxy only for a particular plugin during its installation:
```
es_plugins:
- plugin: elasticsearch-cloud-aws
- plugin: ingest-geoip
proxy_host: proxy.example.com
proxy_port: 8080
```