Ok, I found out how to fix this: make an edit in the application-es.yml:
The file is in the installation directory of the service-manager:
<service-manager>\config\application-es.yml
Add the line:
"spring.data.elasticsearch.cluster-nodes-rest: '127.0.0.1:9200'"
In case you have a custom setup for you elasticsearch installation you might have to change 127.0.0.1 to the IP of your elasticsearch server.
Restart the Service Manager, now the mentioned services should be 'UP'.