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+#!/bin/bash
+{% set ES = salt['pillar.get']('global:managerip', '') %}
+{% set MANAGER = salt['grains.get']('master') %}
+{% set TRUECLUSTER = salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:true_cluster', False) %}
+
+# Wait for ElasticSearch to come up, so that we can query for version infromation
+echo -n "Waiting for ElasticSearch..."
+COUNT=0
+ELASTICSEARCH_CONNECTED="no"
+while [[ "$COUNT" -le 30 ]]; do
+  curl -K /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -k --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail -L https://{{ ES }}:9200
+  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    ELASTICSEARCH_CONNECTED="yes"
+    echo "connected!"
+    break
+  else
+    ((COUNT+=1))
+    sleep 1
+    echo -n "."
+  fi
+done
+if [ "$ELASTICSEARCH_CONNECTED" == "no" ]; then
+  echo
+  echo -e "Connection attempt timed out.  Unable to connect to ElasticSearch.  \nPlease try: \n  -checking log(s) in /var/log/elasticsearch/\n  -running 'docker ps' \n  -running 'sudo so-elastic-restart'"
+  echo
+
+  exit
+fi
+
+echo "Applying cross cluster search config..."
+    curl -K /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -s -k -XPUT -L https://{{ ES }}:9200/_cluster/settings \
+         -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+         -d "{\"persistent\": {\"search\": {\"remote\": {\"{{ MANAGER }}\": {\"seeds\": [\"127.0.0.1:9300\"]}}}}}"
+
+# Add all the search nodes to cross cluster searching.
+{%- if TRUECLUSTER is sameas false %}
+  {%- if salt['pillar.get']('nodestab', {}) %}
+    {%- for SN, SNDATA in salt['pillar.get']('nodestab', {}).items() %}
+curl -K /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -s -k -XPUT -L https://{{ ES }}:9200/_cluster/settings -H'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"persistent": {"search": {"remote": {"{{ SN }}": {"skip_unavailable": "true", "seeds": ["{{ SN.split('_')|first }}:9300"]}}}}}'
+    {%- endfor %}
+  {%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}