# Discovery

This plugin can be integrated with Pandora FMS Discovery.

To do so, you must load the “.disco” package that you can download from the Pandora FMS library:

[https://marketplace.pandorafms.com/entries/pandorafms.elasticsearch](https://marketplace.pandorafms.com/entries/pandorafms.elasticsearch)

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Once loaded, elasticsearch environments can be monitored by creating Discovery tasks from the Management > Discovery > Applications > Elasticsearch

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The following minimum information will be requested for each task:

**ElasticSearch IP** = elasticsearch server IP. (required)  
**ElasticSearch Port** = specific port. (required)  
**User** = username. (required)  
**Password** = server password. (required)  
**Verify SSL** = to verify if the URL has an https certificate. Active by default  
**Verify Certs** = used to authenticate and encrypt communication between your client and the ElasticSearch cluster. Inactive by default.  
**transfer\_mode** = name of the transfer mode. (required)  
**tentacle\_ip** = IP address of the tentacle. (required)  
**tentacle\_port** = port of the tentacle. (required)

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On the next page, we will be asked for the following:

**agent prefix** = prefix name for agents. (optional)  
**agents group** = group name for agents. (optional)  
**custom module prefix** = prefix name for modules. (optional)  
**module group** = group name for modules. (optional)  
**Primary metrics** = Enables obtaining primary shard metrics (required), active by default.  
**Exclude primary metrics** = Excludes module metrics separated by commas or line by line, as many targets as you need. (optional)  
**Nodes metrics** = Enables obtaining node metrics (required), active by default  
**Exclude node metrics** = Excludes module metrics separated by commas or line by line, as many targets as you need. (optional)  
**Cluster metrics** = Enables obtaining cluster metrics (required), active by default.  
**Exclude cluster metrics** = Excludes module metrics separated by commas or line by line, as many targets as you need. (optional)

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Successfully completed tasks will have an execution summary with the following information:

- **Total agents**: Total number of agents generated by the task.
- **Total modules**: Total number of modules generated by the task.

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