Default number of shards is now 1 instead of 5 (#43573)

As specified in the [Breaking changes for 7.X](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.1/breaking-changes-7.0.html#breaking_70_indices_changes), the default number of shards for an index is now `1` instead of `5`.
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Ernesto Reig 2019-06-25 14:48:14 +02:00 committed by Martijn van Groningen
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@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ specific index module:
`index.number_of_shards`::
The number of primary shards that an index should have. Defaults to 5.
The number of primary shards that an index should have. Defaults to 1.
This setting can only be set at index creation time. It cannot be
changed on a closed index. Note: the number of shards are limited to `1024` per
index. This limitation is a safety limit to prevent accidental creation of indices