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allocation_type

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This setting is used only when using the allocated filter.

The value of this setting must be one of require, include, or exclude.

Read more about these settings at http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/shard-allocation-filtering.html

The default value for this setting is require.