# Elastic doesn't use maximum ram allocated **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 1, 2019, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-doesnt-use-maximum-ram-allocated/162556 "2019-01-01T07:57:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nuwancs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nuwancs/32/46419_2.png) [@nuwancs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nuwancs)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-doesnt-use-maximum-ram-allocated/162556/1 "2019-01-01T07:57:14Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/c/dca9bcff6a54da2d94378f6169b2791af10ecbb8.png) node 3 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/4/f4377d75d566a2e9fb00c065c6bac41e6a1d9851.png) node 2 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/e/4eb5f987354896805e538680291747c42a071d7e.png) node 1 - is the master node ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/2/a218e66092c076e51e3576107cd1d8f0924a998d.png) even I do a search that lasts for 3+ minutes, ram stays constant. Can you please help me? Cluster info: 3 node cluster 4 cpu 15 gb ram per node 7gb allocated to heap version: elasticsearch 6.3.0 ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-doesnt-use-maximum-ram-allocated/162556/2 "2019-01-01T12:41:38Z")
Each node will use as much heap as needed, so I do not see these pattern indicating any problem apart from possibly an uneven load. Are all nodes master-eligible? Do all nodes hold data? Do you distribute requests across all nodes in the cluster? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-doesnt-use-maximum-ram-allocated/162556/3 "2019-01-29T12:41:41Z")
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