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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions docs/reference/upgrade/disable-shard-alloc.asciidoc
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When you shut down a node, the allocation process waits for one minute
before starting to replicate the shards on that node to other nodes
in the cluster, causing a lot of wasted I/O. You can avoid racing the clock
by disabling allocation before shutting down the node:
When you shut down a node, the allocation process waits for
`index.unassigned.node_left.delayed_timeout` (by default, one minute) before
starting to replicate the shards on that node to other nodes in the cluster,
which can involve a lot of I/O. Since the node is shortly going to be
restarted, this I/O is unnecessary. You can avoid racing the clock by disabling
allocation before shutting down the node:

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