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[DOCS] [7.10] Combining important config settings into a single page (#63849) (#63883)
* [DOCS] Combining important config settings into a single page (#63849)

* Combining important config settings into a single page.

* Updating ids for two pages causing link errors and implementing redirects.

* Updating links to use IDs instead of xrefs.
2020-10-19 12:59:44 -04:00

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[[node-name]]
[discrete]
=== Node name setting
{es} uses `node.name` as a human-readable identifier for a
particular instance of {es}. This name is included in the response
of many APIs. The node name defaults to the hostname of the machine when
{es} starts, but can be configured explicitly in
`elasticsearch.yml`:
[source,yaml]
--------------------------------------------------
node.name: prod-data-2
--------------------------------------------------