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Docs: Simplifying setup by using module configuration variant syntax #40879

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41 changes: 9 additions & 32 deletions docs/reference/monitoring/configuring-metricbeat.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -81,53 +81,30 @@ run the following command:

["source","sh",subs="attributes,callouts"]
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metricbeat modules enable elasticsearch
metricbeat modules enable elasticsearch-xpack
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For more information, see
{metricbeat-ref}/configuration-metricbeat.html[Specify which modules to run] and
{metricbeat-ref}/metricbeat-module-elasticsearch.html[{es} module].
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.. Configure the {es} module in {metricbeat}. +
+
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You must specify the following settings in the `modules.d/elasticsearch.yml` file:

[source,yaml]
----------------------------------
- module: elasticsearch
metricsets:
- ccr
- cluster_stats
- index
- index_recovery
- index_summary
- ml_job
- node_stats
- shard
period: 10s
hosts: ["http://localhost:9200"] <1>
xpack.enabled: true <2>
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<1> This setting identifies the host and port number that are used to access {es}.
<2> This setting ensures that {kib} can read this monitoring data successfully.
That is to say, it's stored in the same location and format as monitoring data
that is sent by <<es-monitoring-exporters,exporters>>.
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.. By default the module will collect {es} monitoring metrics from `http://localhost:9200`.
If the local {es} node has a different address, you must specify it via the `hosts` setting
in the `modules.d/elasticsearch-xpack.yml` file.

.. If Elastic {security-features} are enabled, you must also provide a user ID
.. If Elastic {security-features} are enabled, you must also provide a user ID
and password so that {metricbeat} can collect metrics successfully.

... Create a user on the production cluster that has the
... Create a user on the production cluster that has the
{stack-ov}/built-in-roles.html[`remote_monitoring_collector` built-in role].
Alternatively, use the {stack-ov}/built-in-users.html[`remote_monitoring_user` built-in user].

... Add the `username` and `password` settings to the {es} module configuration
... Add the `username` and `password` settings to the {es} module configuration
file.
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For example, add the following settings in the `modules.d/elasticsearch.yml` file:
For example, add the following settings in the `modules.d/elasticsearch-xpack.yml` file:

[source,yaml]
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Expand All @@ -140,7 +117,7 @@ For example, add the following settings in the `modules.d/elasticsearch.yml` fil

.. If you configured {es} to use <<configuring-tls,encrypted communications>>,
you must access it via HTTPS. For example, use a `hosts` setting like
`https://localhost:9200` in the `modules.d/elasticsearch.yml` file.
`https://localhost:9200` in the `modules.d/elasticsearch-xpack.yml` file.

.. Identify where to send the monitoring data. +
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