Adding note about node-id being generated when unset (#24101)

* Adding note about `node-id` being generated when unset * Update website/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx * Correct linter error --------- Co-authored-by: Sarah Chavis <[email protected]>
hashicorp · Dec 13, 2023 · 98d0125 · 98d0125
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@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ set [`disable_mlock`](/vault/docs/configuration#disable_mlock) to `true`, and to
   This value can be overridden by setting the `VAULT_RAFT_PATH` environment variable.
 
 - `node_id` `(string: "")` - The identifier for the node in the Raft cluster.
-  This value can be overridden by setting the `VAULT_RAFT_NODE_ID` environment variable.
+  You can override `node_id` with the `VAULT_RAFT_NODE_ID` environment
+  variable.  When `VAULT_RAFT_NODE_ID` is unset, Vault assigns a random
+  GUID during initialization and writes the value to `data/node-id` in the
+  directory specified by the `path` parameter.
 
 - `performance_multiplier` `(integer: 0)` - An integer multiplier used by 
   servers to scale key Raft timing parameters, where each increment translates to approximately 1 – 2 seconds of delay. For example, setting the multiplier to "3" translates to 3 – 6 seconds of total delay.  Tuning  the multiplier affects the time it
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ delay) mode. The maximum allowed value is 10.
   breaking a large value into chunks. By default, the chunk size is the same as
   Raft's max size log entry. The default value for this configuration is 1048576
   -- two times the chunking size.
-  - **Note:** This option corresponds to [Consul's `kv_max_value_size` parameter](https://developer.hashicorp.com/consul/docs/agent/config/config-files#kv_max_value_size) for
+  - **Note:** This option corresponds to [Consul's `kv_max_value_size` parameter](/consul/docs/agent/config/config-files#kv_max_value_size) for
     Vault clusters using a Consul storage backend.  If you are migrating from Consul
     storage to Raft Integrated Storage,  and have changed this value in Consul from its
     default to a value larger than the Integrated Storage default of 1MB, then you will