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This setup consists of five VMs each of them having the specifications shown in the following specificationstable:
| Property | Value |
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| CPUs |
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| 4 | |
| Memory |
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| 8 GB | |
| Storage |
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| 100 GB | |
| Network |
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| 1 Gbps | |
| Architecture |
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| x86_64 | |
| OS |
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| CentOS 7 |
Cluster Setup
Setting up an ELK cluster means installing the software packages implementing its components. Some configuration must also be done as a preparation, before starting with the configuration of the cluster itself.
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The following table shows the DNS configuration and the role each machine plays in the cluster.
| FQDN | IP | Role |
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| wifimon-node1.rash.al | 10.254.24.230 | master-eligible / data node |
| wifimon-node2.rash.al | 10.254.24.232 | master-eligible / data node |
| wifimon-node3.rash.al | 10.254.24.237 | master-eligible / data node |
| wifimon-kibana.rash.al | 10.254.24.148 | coordinating node |
| wifimon-logstash.rash.al | 10.254.24.233 | pipeline node |
Cluster node is considered to be the one that joins the cluster. In this setup, cluster nodes are the three master-eligible/data nodes and the coordinating node. The pipeline node is not, it doesn’t join the cluster.
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