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Steps to install the Elasticsearch cluster:
1. Run the following command to apply the Elasticsearch cluster specification with three master and five data nodes:
#kubectl apply -f es_8.8_3m_5d.yaml
2. Run the following command to verify the Elasticsearch health, version, and number of nodes:
#kubectl get elasticsearch
3. Run the following command to verify the master and data pods:
#kubectl get pods --selector='elasticsearch.k8s.elastic.co/cluster-name=quickstart’
4. A cluster IP is automatically created for an elastic cluster and can be verified with the following command:
#kubectl get service quickstart-es-http
Continue the remaining steps mentioned in Deploy an Elasticsearch cluster.