# Amazon DocumentDB Cluster settings
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When you create or modify a cluster, it is important to understand which parameters are immutable and which are modifiable after the cluster has been created. The following table lists all the settings, or parameters, that are specific to a cluster. As specified in the table, some are modifiable, others are not.

**Note**  
These settings should not be confused with Amazon DocumentDB cluster parameter groups and their parameters. For more information about cluster parameter groups, see [Managing Amazon DocumentDB cluster parameter groups](cluster_parameter_groups.md). 


| Parameter | Modifiable | Notes | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
| DBClusterIdentifier | Yes |  Naming constraints: [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/db-cluster-parameters.html)  | 
| Engine | No | Must be docdb. | 
| BackupRetentionPeriod | Yes | Must be between [1-35] days. | 
| DBClusterParameterGroupName | Yes |  Naming constraints: [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/db-cluster-parameters.html)  | 
| DBSubnetGroupName | No | After a cluster has been created, you cannot modify the cluster's subnet. | 
| EngineVersion | No | Value can be 5.0.0 (default), 4.0.0, or 3.6.0. | 
| KmsKeyId | No | If you choose to encrypt your cluster, you cannot change the AWS KMS key that you used to encrypt your cluster. | 
| MasterUsername | No |  After a cluster has been created, you cannot modify the `MasterUsername`. Naming constraints: [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/db-cluster-parameters.html)  | 
| MasterUserPassword | Yes |  Constraints: [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/db-cluster-parameters.html)  | 
| Port | Yes | The port number applies to all instances in the cluster. | 
| PreferredBackupWindow | Yes |  | 
| PreferredMaintenanceWindow | Yes |  | 
| StorageEncrypted | No | If you choose to encrypt your cluster, it cannot be unencrypted. | 
| StorageType | Yes |  The storage type for the DB cluster: Standard (`standard`) or I/O-Optimized (`iopt1`). Default: `standard` This parameter can be configured with `CreateDBCluster` and `ModifyDBCluster`. For more information, see [Amazon DocumentDB cluster storage configurations](db-cluster-storage-configs.md).  | 
| Tags | Yes |  | 
| VpcSecurityGroupIds | No | After a cluster has been created, you cannot modify the VPC that the cluster resides in. |