---
title: Coordinating Node Added
description: Describes what AutoOps detects and surfaces with the Coordinating Node Added insight: A coordinating-only node joined the cluster topology.
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/autoops-insights/tree/main/elasticsearch/coordinating_node_added
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
  - Elastic Cloud Hosted
  - Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes
  - Elasticsearch
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Hosted: Generally available
  - Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes: Generally available
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise: Generally available
  - Self-managed Elastic deployments: Generally available
---

# Coordinating Node Added
A coordinating-only node joined the cluster topology. Dedicated coordinators can take on search and bulk coordination so data nodes focus on storage and indexing.
<note>
  For a complete list of insights, refer to [AutoOps insights](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/autoops-insights/tree/main/elasticsearch).
</note>


## Insight details


| Field     | Value                                  |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|
| Component | Elasticsearch                          |
| Severity  | Medium                                 |
| Scope     | Cluster                                |
| Domains   | performance, node-lifecycle, stability |


## Example: What you might see in AutoOps

The following is an example of what you might see when this insight is triggered. Real insights use live data and links from your deployment or cluster.

### Coordinating node was added to cluster


#### What was detected

Nodes: - `es-data-01`

#### Recommendations

No recommendations are linked to this insight.

#### Background and impact

Impact: when nodes get added other nodes might be more loaded