Highlight `cluster.initial_master_nodes` removal after cluster formation (#60631)

Explicitly ask users to remove `cluster.initial_master_nodes` once the cluster
has formed for the first time.
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Pius 2020-08-05 00:57:57 -07:00 committed by David Turner
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@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ themselves. As this auto-bootstrapping is <<modules-discovery-quorums,inherently
unsafe>>, when you start a brand new cluster in <<dev-vs-prod-mode,production
mode>>, you must explicitly list the master-eligible nodes whose votes should be
counted in the very first election. This list is set using the
`cluster.initial_master_nodes` setting. You should not use this setting when
restarting a cluster or adding a new node to an existing cluster.
`cluster.initial_master_nodes` setting.
NOTE: You should remove `cluster.initial_master_nodes` setting from the nodes' configuration
*once the cluster has successfully formed for the first time*. Do not use this setting when
restarting a cluster or adding a new node to an existing cluster.
[source,yaml]
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