From b0939f77ad7693c21bff288fd629200fbdd2bb93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lisa Cawley Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 13:14:33 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS] Clarify enabling monitoring features (#61758) --- .../monitoring/collecting-monitoring-data.asciidoc | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/monitoring/collecting-monitoring-data.asciidoc b/docs/reference/monitoring/collecting-monitoring-data.asciidoc index 307283c500150..e7838480143b1 100644 --- a/docs/reference/monitoring/collecting-monitoring-data.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/monitoring/collecting-monitoring-data.asciidoc @@ -18,12 +18,8 @@ legacy collection methods; do not use both. Learn more about <>. ========================= -If you enable the Elastic {monitor-features} in your cluster, you can -optionally collect metrics about {es}. By default, monitoring is enabled but -data collection is disabled. - -This method involves sending the metrics to the monitoring cluster by using -exporters. For the recommended method, see <>. +This method for collecting metrics about {es} involves sending the metrics to +the monitoring cluster by using exporters. For the recommended method, see <>. Advanced monitoring settings enable you to control how frequently data is collected, configure timeouts, and set the retention period for locally-stored