# Closed Index missing after restarting the elasticsearch cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/closed-index-missing-after-restarting-the-elasticsearch-cluster/13665>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 18, 2013, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/closed-index-missing-after-restarting-the-elasticsearch-cluster/13665 "2013-09-18T10:02:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![error804](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@error804](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/error804)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/closed-index-missing-after-restarting-the-elasticsearch-cluster/13665/1 "2013-09-18T10:02:49Z")

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We are running elasticsearch in extra large instances of amazon ec2. After restarting the cluster the closed index are not present in that cluster. So we are seeking for some help, can anybody have some ideas about that.

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:** [July 6, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/closed-index-missing-after-restarting-the-elasticsearch-cluster/13665/2 "2017-07-06T02:15:47Z")

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