# Bootstrap check failed max file descriptors \[16384\] for elasticsearch process is too low, increase to at least \[65535\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bootstrap-check-failed-max-file-descriptors-16384-for-elasticsearch-process-is-too-low-increase-to-at-least-65535/320140>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 30, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bootstrap-check-failed-max-file-descriptors-16384-for-elasticsearch-process-is-too-low-increase-to-at-least-65535/320140 "2022-11-30T11:01:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dhakarlabh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dhakarlabh/32/114043_2.png) [@Dhakarlabh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dhakarlabh)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bootstrap-check-failed-max-file-descriptors-16384-for-elasticsearch-process-is-too-low-increase-to-at-least-65535/320140/1 "2022-11-30T11:01:43Z")

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While deploying from the helm chart on the dual stack cluster. I am facing this bootstrap check failed issue. It is working fine for single stack IPv4 cluster. I tried to configure the **network.host="_global_:ipv6"** but it is not working

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bootstrap-check-failed-max-file-descriptors-16384-for-elasticsearch-process-is-too-low-increase-to-at-least-65535/320140/2 "2022-12-01T01:32:20Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

You should be looking at [File descriptor check | Elasticsearch Guide [8.5] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.5/_file_descriptor_check.html) for managing this. I am not sure how it apples to helm though sorry.

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**Author:** ![Dhakarlabh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dhakarlabh/32/114043_2.png) [@Dhakarlabh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dhakarlabh)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bootstrap-check-failed-max-file-descriptors-16384-for-elasticsearch-process-is-too-low-increase-to-at-least-65535/320140/3 "2022-12-01T06:12:59Z")

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Hi,  
Not getting the way to change the max file descriptor as well as the value of file descriptor because pod is not coming up

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bootstrap-check-failed-max-file-descriptors-16384-for-elasticsearch-process-is-too-low-increase-to-at-least-65535/320140/4 "2022-12-29T06:13:02Z")

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