# Elasticsearch active failed

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-active-failed/100140>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 11, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-active-failed/100140 "2017-09-11T23:33:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![yrizal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b2d939/32.png) [@yrizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yrizal)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-active-failed/100140/1 "2017-09-11T23:33:02Z")

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# **Hello,**  **OS = centos7, install in vm**  **java version**

# openjdk version "1.8.0\_102" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_102-b14) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.102-b14, mixed mode)

**the first time when install elasticsearch is successful, and its status running (curl -X GET '[http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200)'). I follow the [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.html) (Installing from the RPM repository)**

==============================================================================  
● elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch  
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)  
Active: active (running) since Mon 2017-09-11 18:02:52 EDT; 11min ago  
Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co)  
Process: 1119 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)  
Main PID: 1130 (java)  
CGroup: /system.slice/elasticsearch.service  
└─1130 /bin/java -Xms2g -Xmx2g -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:CMSInit...

Sep 11 18:02:52 192.168.1.9 systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch...  
Sep 11 18:02:52 192.168.1.9 systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch.

# [root@192 cenelk]# curl -X GET '[http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200)' { "name" : "bCTNIfd", "cluster\_name" : "elasticsearch", "cluster\_uuid" : "eeS1QsUmQC69-vMZ8ZFftQ", "version" : { "number" : "5.6.0", "build\_hash" : "781a835", "build\_date" : "2017-09-07T03:09:58.087Z", "build\_snapshot" : false, "lucene\_version" : "6.6.0" }, "tagline" : "You Know, for Search" }

**keep install kibana also successful and status(elasticsearch & kibana) sill running, after install logstash and status running, but elasticsearch status failed, is there any problem. can u help me??**

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● elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch  
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)  
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2017-09-11 19:16:20 EDT; 11min ago  
Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co)  
Process: 6121 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -p ${PID\_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet -Edefault.path.logs=${LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data=${DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf=${CONF\_DIR} (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)  
Process: 6117 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)  
Main PID: 6121 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

# Sep 11 19:16:18 192.168.1.9 systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. Sep 11 19:16:19 192.168.1.9 elasticsearch[6121]: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: INFO: os::com...12) Sep 11 19:16:19 192.168.1.9 elasticsearch[6121]: # Sep 11 19:16:19 192.168.1.9 elasticsearch[6121]: # There is insufficient memory for the Java Run...ue. Sep 11 19:16:19 192.168.1.9 elasticsearch[6121]: # Native memory allocation (mmap) failed to map...ry. Sep 11 19:16:19 192.168.1.9 elasticsearch[6121]: # An error report file with more information is...as: Sep 11 19:16:19 192.168.1.9 elasticsearch[6121]: # /tmp/hs\_err\_pid6121.log Sep 11 19:16:20 192.168.1.9 systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: main process exited, code=exited...LURE Sep 11 19:16:20 192.168.1.9 systemd[1]: Unit elasticsearch.service entered failed state. Sep 11 19:16:20 192.168.1.9 systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service failed. Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-active-failed/100140/2 "2017-09-12T01:24:18Z")

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It's better if you keep things to the one thread 🙂

> [@Elasticsearch Status Active Failed](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-status-active-failed/100143):
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> Hello, OS = centos7, install in vm java version ========================================================================== openjdk version "1.8.0\_102" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_102-b14) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.102-b14, mixed mode) ========================================================================== the first time when install elasticsearch is successful, and its status running (curl -X GET '[http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200)'). I follow the [https://www.elastic.co/guide…](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.html)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-active-failed/100140/3 "2017-09-12T01:24:21Z")

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