# Different sort field responses from different (but identical) nodes?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-sort-field-responses-from-different-but-identical-nodes/23253
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 15, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-sort-field-responses-from-different-but-identical-nodes/23253 "2015-04-15T14:18:22Z")
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### Author: ![Tom\_Miller](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tom_miller/32/774_2.png) [@Tom\_Miller](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tom_Miller)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-sort-field-responses-from-different-but-identical-nodes/23253/1 "2015-04-15T14:18:22Z")

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I have a 2 node cluster, and both nodes are identical (version, plugins,  
memory - everything from the node API is identical other than the IPs and  
Mac Addresses). The mappings for my indexes are also identical. My cluster  
is also in Green state.

However, when I perform a search, the sort response field (which is a date  
field) is different depending on the node the request hits.

For example, here is a result from node A (condensed for clarity):

{  
"took": 189,  
"timed\_out": false,  
"\_shards": {  
"total": 5,  
"successful": 5,  
"failed": 0  
},  
"hits": {  
"total": 6,  
"max\_score": null,  
"hits": [  
{  
"\_index": "egroup",  
"\_type": "invoice",  
"\_id": "6\_12902",  
"\_score": null,  
"\_source": {...},  
"sort": [  
"P\u0002\u0000\u0000"  
]  
},  
{  
"\_index": "egroup",  
"\_type": "invoice",  
"\_id": "6\_10297",  
"\_score": null,  
"\_source": {...},  
"sort": [  
"P\u0002\u0000\u0000"  
]  
},  
{  
"\_index": "egroup",  
"\_type": "cashBook",  
"\_id": "6\_255",  
"\_score": null,  
"\_source": {...},  
"sort": [  
"20140103t000000z"  
]  
}  
]  
}  
}

Check out the sort field - weird!

Here is a result from Node B (which is a correct response):

{  
"took": 528,  
"timed\_out": false,  
"\_shards": {  
"total": 5,  
"successful": 5,  
"failed": 0  
},  
"hits": {  
"total": 6,  
"max\_score": null,  
"hits": [  
{  
"\_index": "egroup",  
"\_type": "invoice",  
"\_id": "6\_12902",  
"\_score": null,  
"\_source": {...},  
"sort": [  
1421712000000  
]  
},  
{  
"\_index": "egroup",  
"\_type": "invoice",  
"\_id": "6\_10297",  
"\_score": null,  
"\_source": {...},  
"sort": [  
1411430400000  
]  
},  
{  
"\_index": "egroup",  
"\_type": "cashBook",  
"\_id": "6\_255",  
"\_score": null,  
"\_source": {...},  
"sort": [  
-9223372036854776000  
]  
}  
]  
}  
}

Anyone have any idea what is going on?

Thanks,

Tom.

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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, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-sort-field-responses-from-different-but-identical-nodes/23253/2 "2017-07-06T00:19:37Z")

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