From c414faf2fb53e462cee7a41bc41f46e8c84e9dc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nik Everett Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:47:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Reword note about windows and FDs Make it clear why this isn't a thing in windows and remove value judgement about file descriptors. Relates to #20737 --- docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/file-descriptors.asciidoc | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/file-descriptors.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/file-descriptors.asciidoc index b60dd3ce61c..f4bc95749ae 100644 --- a/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/file-descriptors.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/file-descriptors.asciidoc @@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ === File Descriptors [NOTE] -This is only a problem for Linux and macOS and can be safely ignored if running -Elasticsearch on Windows. +This is only relevant for Linux and macOS and can be safely ignored if running +Elasticsearch on Windows. On Windows that JVM uses an +https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363858(v=vs.85).aspx[API] +limited only by available resources. Elasticsearch uses a lot of file descriptors or file handles. Running out of file descriptors can be disastrous and will most probably lead to data loss.