Convert an existing Explore cluster that has manager-only nodes

1. Log in to the Administration settings on any data-only node.
2. In the Explore Cluster Settings section, click Cluster Data Management.
3. Click Disable Record Ingest.

1. Log in to the Administration settings through https://<extrahop-hostname-or-IP-address>/admin on an existing node in the cluster.
2. In the Appliance Settings section, click Running Config.
3. Click Edit Config.
4. In the section for cluster, delete any entries for "min_master_nodes" or "master": false.
5. Click Update.
6. Click Done.
7. Click Save config and then click Save.
8. In the Appliance Settings section, click Shutdown or Restart.
9. Next to the Search service, click Restart.
10. Repeat these steps on each existing node in the cluster.

1. Log in to the Administration settings on a node intended for cluster task management.
2. In the Appliance Settings section, click Running Config.
3. Click Edit config.
4. Add an entry to the running configuration file by completing the following steps:
   1. Add a comma after the second to last curly brace (}).
   2. Press ENTER to create a new line.
   3. Paste the following code on the new line before the final curly brace:

      "cluster": {
              "data": false,
              "min_master_nodes": 2
          }
      

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5. Click Update.
6. Click Done.
7. Click Save config and then click Save.
8. In the Appliance Settings section, click Shutdown or Restart.
9. Next to the Search service, click Restart.
10. Repeat these steps on each manager-only node.

1. Log in to the Administration settings on a node intended for data storage.
2. In the Appliance Settings section, click Running Config.
3. Click Edit config.
4. Add an entry to the running configuration file by completing the following steps:
   1. Add a comma after the second to last curly brace (}).
   2. Press ENTER to create a new line.
   3. Paste the following code on the new line before the final curly brace:

      "cluster": {
              "master": false,
              "min_master_nodes": 2
          }

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5. Click Update.
6. Click Done.
7. Click Save config and click Save.
8. In the Appliance Settings section, click Shutdown or Restart.
9. Next to the Search service, click Restart.
10. Repeat these steps on each data-only node.

1. Log in to the Administration settings on any data-only node.
2. In the Explore Cluster Settings section, click Cluster Data Management.
3. Click Enable Record Ingest.

It is critical that only three nodes in the cluster section have entries for "data": false.

1. Log in to the Administration settings through https://<extrahop-hostname-or-IP-address>/admin on an existing node in the cluster.
2. In the Appliance Settings section, click Running Config.
3. Click Edit Config.
4. Review the entry in the section for cluster and verify that the node has the correct entry for the node role (such as "data": false for manager-only nodes and "master":false for data-only nodes). Repeat these steps for each node in the cluster. If more than three nodes in the cluster have an entry for "data": false, review your node specifications and update the entries.