# Closed index red status and ES failed to turn off translog retention

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/closed-index-red-status-and-es-failed-to-turn-off-translog-retention/222877>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 10, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/closed-index-red-status-and-es-failed-to-turn-off-translog-retention/222877 "2020-03-10T07:32:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![hackerwin7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hackerwin7/32/43223_2.png) [@hackerwin7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hackerwin7)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/closed-index-red-status-and-es-failed-to-turn-off-translog-retention/222877/1 "2020-03-10T07:32:43Z")

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Hi,  
In Elasticsearch 7.5.1  
there is a case:  
closed index is red

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/9/d9b050421235a82e9aa76d5b02cc76b0db21c70e.png)

and server log is:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/5/c58681560f84894eaa42f72b9d02512acceb676e.png)

so Cluster status will be stuck in red status caused by theses unrecoverable closed red indices

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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:** [April 7, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/closed-index-red-status-and-es-failed-to-turn-off-translog-retention/222877/2 "2020-04-07T07:32:48Z")

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Closed on April 7, 2020, 7:32am UTC

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