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[DOCS] Disable Metricbeat system module
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions docs/reference/monitoring/configuring-metricbeat.asciidoc
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// end::remote-monitoring-user[]
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. Optional: Disable the system module in {metricbeat}.
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// tag::disable-system-module[]
By default, the {metricbeat-ref}/metricbeat-module-system.html[system module] is
enabled. The information it collects, however, is not shown on the *Monitoring*
page in {kib}. Unless you want to use that information for other purposes, run
the following command:

["source","sh",subs="attributes,callouts"]
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metricbeat modules disable system
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// end::disable-system-module[]
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. Identify where to send the monitoring data. +
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