From 807f363d6d8ad31339871f5cd38c65f18f88ca46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tristanbob Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:41:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Added note that ES packages automatically change vm.max_map_count Closes #8601 --- docs/reference/setup/configuration.asciidoc | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/configuration.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/configuration.asciidoc index a87ac37e1dd..0795c8a3b3f 100644 --- a/docs/reference/setup/configuration.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/setup/configuration.asciidoc @@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144 To set this value permanently, update the `vm.max_map_count` setting in `/etc/sysctl.conf`. +NOTE: If you installed Elasticsearch using a package (.deb, .rpm) this setting will be changed automatically. To verify, run `sysctl vm.max_map_count`. + [float] [[setup-configuration-memory]] ==== Memory Settings