Setup and configuration of Amazon OpenSearch Service
Before going into the setup and configuration of Amazon OSS, let’s try to understand the fundamental concepts of the OpenSearch Service on AWS. They are as follows:
- Domain or Cluster: A domain or cluster is a collection of nodes that share the same
cluster.name
attribute. As nodes are added or removed from the cluster, the system reorganizes itself to distribute the data across the remaining nodes. - Nodes: A node is a single server that forms part of a cluster, stores your data, and contributes to the cluster’s indexing and search capabilities.
- Leader/Master Nodes: Amazon OpenSearch Service master nodes are the ones that will provide a control plane for managing the cluster. Master nodes perform routine management tasks such as monitoring the health of all the nodes, tracking the number of indexed documents in the cluster and shards in each index, and so on.
- Data Nodes: Data nodes hold the data responding...