diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/bootstrap-checks.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/bootstrap-checks.asciidoc index bfa43727d28..3fe4e33a7eb 100644 --- a/docs/reference/setup/bootstrap-checks.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/setup/bootstrap-checks.asciidoc @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ checks that fail appear as warnings in the Elasticsearch log. If Elasticsearch is in production mode, any bootstrap checks that fail will cause Elasticsearch to refuse to start. +[float] === Development vs. production mode By default, Elasticsearch binds and publishes to `localhost`. This is @@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ check, you must configure the <>. File descriptors are a Unix construct for tracking open "files". In Unix though, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_is_a_file[everything is a file]. For example, "files" could be a physical file, a virtual file -(e.g., ``/proc/loadavg`), or network sockets. Elasticsearch requires +(e.g., `/proc/loadavg`), or network sockets. Elasticsearch requires lots file descriptors (e.g., every shard is composed of multiple segments and other files, plus connections to other nodes, etc.). This bootstrap check is enforced on OS X and Linux. To pass the file