# Can't get node to start ( GC out of memory )

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-get-node-to-start-gc-out-of-memory/117088>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 25, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-get-node-to-start-gc-out-of-memory/117088 "2018-01-25T17:22:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![derEremit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dereremit/32/12082_2.png) [@derEremit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/derEremit)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-get-node-to-start-gc-out-of-memory/117088/1 "2018-01-25T17:22:13Z")

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If got one big storage node for old indexes ( hot-cold architecture)  
apparently the storage size exceeds my memory limits.

I added a new stronger node as second cold node.  
But how do I get some Indexes to move now, as the old node just stops before it could move any shards

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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:** [February 22, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-get-node-to-start-gc-out-of-memory/117088/2 "2018-02-22T17:22:15Z")

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Closed on February 22, 2018, 5:22pm UTC

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