[DOCS] Clarify enabling monitoring features (#61758)

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Lisa Cawley 2020-08-31 13:14:33 -07:00 committed by lcawl
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Learn more about <<configuring-metricbeat>>.
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If you enable the Elastic {monitor-features} in your cluster, you can
optionally collect metrics about {es}. By default, monitoring is enabled but
data collection is disabled.
This method involves sending the metrics to the monitoring cluster by using
exporters. For the recommended method, see <<configuring-metricbeat>>.
This method for collecting metrics about {es} involves sending the metrics to
the monitoring cluster by using exporters. For the recommended method, see <<configuring-metricbeat>>.
Advanced monitoring settings enable you to control how frequently data is
collected, configure timeouts, and set the retention period for locally-stored