gistfile1.txt

output {
  stdout {
    debug => true
  }
  elasticsearch {
    cluster => "logstash"
  }
}


Elasticsearch beginning of yml... everything else is commented out:

################################### Cluster ###################################

# Cluster name identifies your cluster for auto-discovery. If you're running
# multiple clusters on the same network, make sure you're using unique names.
#
cluster.name: logstash


#################################### Node #####################################

# Node names are generated dynamically on startup, so you're relieved
# from configuring them manually. You can tie this node to a specific name:
#
# node.name: "Franz Kafka"
node.name: "prod-util11-elasticsearch"

Here's what elasticsearch says about itself:

curl http://localhost:9200/_status?pretty=true
{
"ok" : true,
"_shards" : {
"total" : 0,
"successful" : 0,
"failed" : 0
},
"indices" : { }