# Data node vs level of data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-node-vs-level-of-data/291708>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 13, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-node-vs-level-of-data/291708 "2021-12-13T19:44:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![INS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ins/32/92827_2.png) [@INS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/INS)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-node-vs-level-of-data/291708/1 "2021-12-13T19:44:09Z")

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How do I equalize data levels between data nodes?

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**Author:** ![DineshNaik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dineshnaik/32/89308_2.png) [@DineshNaik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DineshNaik)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-node-vs-level-of-data/291708/2 "2021-12-14T05:46:47Z")

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You need to have a proper sharding strategy based on number of nodes and number of indices you have.

Please refer this article to get more details :

> **[Elasticsearch Cluster Sizing and Performance Tuning](https://alikzlda.medium.com/elasticsearch-cluster-sizing-and-performance-tuning-42c7dd54de3c)**
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> How many nodes should my cluster has? How many replicas I should create? What is the optimal average size of a shard for the best…

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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:** [January 11, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-node-vs-level-of-data/291708/3 "2022-01-11T05:46:53Z")

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