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@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ to reproduce indices in the remote cluster on a local cluster.
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 image::images/add_remote_cluster.png[][UI for adding a remote cluster]
 
+To create an index pattern to search across clusters,
+use the same syntax that you’d use in a raw cross-cluster search request in {es}: <cluster-names>:<pattern>.
+See <<management-cross-cluster-search, Creating an index pattern>> for examples.
+
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 [[manage-remote-clusters]]
 === Manage remote clusters