Update defaults in documentation
Following internal discussion
Relates:
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ part of the installation:
[[msi-installer-selected-plugins]]
image::images/msi_installer/msi_installer_selected_plugins.png[]
-By default, the {xpack-ref}/index.html[X-Pack] plugin will be selected to be installed, and if
-installing with the <<ingest, ingest>> node role, the {plugins}/ingest-attachment.html[Ingest Attachment Processor] and {plugins}/ingest-geoip.html[Ingest GeoIP Processor] plugins will also be selected for installation.
-
NOTE: X-Pack includes a trial license for 30 days. After that, you can obtain one of the https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions[available subscriptions] or {ref}/security-settings.html[disable Security]. The Basic license is free and includes the https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack/monitoring[Monitoring] extension.
After clicking the install button, Elasticsearch will be installed:
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ start /wait msiexec.exe /i elasticsearch-{version}.msi /qn
As with any MSI installation package, a log file for the installation process can be found
within the `%TEMP%` directory, with a randomly generated name adhering to the format
-`MSI*.LOG`. The path to a log file can be supplied using the `/l` command line argument
+`MSI<random>.LOG`. The path to a log file can be supplied using the `/l` command line argument
["source","sh",subs="attributes,callouts"]
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@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ as _properties_ within Windows Installer documentation) that can be passed to ms
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`INSTALLDIR`::
- The installation directory. Defaults to `%PROGRAMFILES%\Elastic\Elasticsearch`
+ The installation directory. Defaults to `%ProgramW6432%\Elastic\Elasticsearch`
`DATADIRECTORY`::
@@ -212,12 +209,13 @@ Defaults to `%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Elastic\Elasticsearch\data`
`SELECTEDMEMORY`::
The amount of memory to allocate to the JVM heap for Elasticsearch.
- Defaults to half of the available memory on the target machine, up to a maximum of 30.5GB
+ Defaults to `2048`. If the target machine has less than 4GB in total, defaults
+ to 50% of total memory.
`LOCKMEMORY`::
Whether `bootstrap.memory_lock` should be used to try to lock the process
- address space into RAM. Defaults to `true`
+ address space into RAM. Defaults to `false`
`UNICASTNODES`::
@@ -245,8 +243,7 @@ Defaults to `%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Elastic\Elasticsearch\data`
`PLUGINS`::
- A comma separated list of the plugins to download and install as part of the installation. Defaults to
- `x-pack, ingest-attachment, ingest-geoip`
+ A comma separated list of the plugins to download and install as part of the installation. Defaults `""`
To pass a value, simply append the property name and value using the format `<PROPERTYNAME>="<VALUE>"` to
the installation command. For example, to use a different installation directory to the default one:
