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[DOCS] Cleans up monitoring configuration steps #35111

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[DOCS] Adds metricbeat info to monitoring overview
lcawl Oct 26, 2018
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[DOCS] Removes duplicated information
lcawl Oct 31, 2018
357f643
[DOCS] Updates feature terminology
lcawl Nov 1, 2018
851b1ae
[DOCS] Adds links in monitoring pages
lcawl Nov 1, 2018
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[DOCS] Addressed feedback about exporters
lcawl Nov 2, 2018
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[DOCS] Adds examples for cluster-wide settings
lcawl Nov 2, 2018
662bcc8
[DOCS] Adds description for xpack.enabled parameter
lcawl Nov 5, 2018
0c54ace
[DOCS] Clarifies dynamic cluster settings
lcawl Nov 7, 2018
b484fb4
[DOCS] Clarified security rsteps
lcawl Nov 7, 2018
d2ba9c0
[DOCS] Adds remote_monitoring_user to original monitoring method
lcawl Nov 7, 2018
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[DOCS] Clarified location of users
lcawl Nov 8, 2018
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[DOCS] Adds info about required privileges
lcawl Nov 8, 2018
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[DOCS] Fixes location of privilege information
lcawl Nov 8, 2018
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32 changes: 9 additions & 23 deletions docs/reference/monitoring/configuring-monitoring.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -119,23 +119,9 @@ xpack.monitoring.exporters:
must provide appropriate credentials when data is shipped to the monitoring cluster:

... Create a user on the monitoring cluster that has the
{stack-ov}/built-in-roles.html#built-in-roles-remote-monitoring-agent[`remote_monitoring_agent` built-in role].
For example, the following request creates a `remote_monitor` user that has the
`remote_monitoring_agent` role:
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--
[source, sh]
---------------------------------------------------------------
POST /_xpack/security/user/remote_monitor
{
"password" : "changeme",
"roles" : [ "remote_monitoring_agent"],
"full_name" : "Internal Agent For Remote Monitoring"
}
---------------------------------------------------------------
// CONSOLE
// TEST[skip:needs-gold+-license]
--
{stack-ov}/built-in-roles.html[`remote_monitoring_agent` built-in role].
Alternatively, use the
{stack-ov}/built-in-users.html[`remote_monitoring_user` built-in user].
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Awesome change!


... Add the user ID and password settings to the HTTP exporter settings in the
`elasticsearch.yml` file on each node. +
Expand All @@ -149,8 +135,8 @@ xpack.monitoring.exporters:
id1:
type: http
host: ["http://es-mon-1:9200", "http://es-mon2:9200"]
auth.username: remote_monitor
auth.password: changeme
auth.username: remote_monitoring_user
auth.password: YOUR_PASSWORD
--------------------------------------------------
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Expand All @@ -171,8 +157,8 @@ xpack.monitoring.exporters:
type: http
host: ["https://es-mon1:9200", "https://es-mon2:9200"]
auth:
username: remote_monitor
password: changeme
username: remote_monitoring_user
password: YOUR_PASSWORD
ssl:
certificate_authorities: [ "/path/to/ca.crt" ]
--------------------------------------------------
Expand All @@ -189,8 +175,8 @@ xpack.monitoring.exporters:
type: http
host: ["https://es-mon1:9200", "https://es-mon2:9200"]
auth:
username: remote_monitor
password: changeme
username: remote_monitoring_user
password: YOUR_PASSWORD
ssl:
truststore.path: /path/to/file
truststore.password: password
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