# Does creating snapshot make cluster slow?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-creating-snapshot-make-cluster-slow/152149>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 12, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-creating-snapshot-make-cluster-slow/152149 "2018-10-12T04:27:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jianzhou\_Z](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jianzhou_z/32/46751_2.png) [@Jianzhou\_Z](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jianzhou_Z)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-creating-snapshot-make-cluster-slow/152149/5 "2018-10-14T16:40:34Z")

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Will old GC be the problem of the slowdown? I made another post: [Does GC at snapshot affect performance? can users force GC?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-gc-at-snapshot-affect-performance-can-users-force-gc/152374)

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