# Elasticsearch Boost Performance **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 8, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722 "2016-03-08T01:48:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/1 "2016-03-08T01:48:13Z")
Hi Everyone. I would like to ask what other configurations can I do to boost performance of Elasticsearch in terms of logs, data, backups and space or you can suggest anything? Since this can help in our research and performance for Elasticsearch. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/2 "2016-03-08T01:51:54Z")
That's pretty vague. What have you done so far? ---
**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/3 "2016-03-08T01:55:51Z")
Are there ways that we can boost read / write IO? memory pinning can it also be done? ---
**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:** [March 8, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/4 "2016-03-08T02:00:39Z")
Use SSDs. And `bootstrap.mlockall`. ---
**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/5 "2016-03-08T03:26:35Z")
Can you explain the usage of Mlockall? ---
**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:** [March 8, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/6 "2016-03-08T03:28:26Z")
Check [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/heap-sizing.html#\_swapping\_is\_the\_death\_of\_performance](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/heap-sizing.html#_swapping_is_the_death_of_performance) ---
**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/7 "2016-03-08T06:35:23Z")
Hi follow-up question: Can you suggest what standards can we configure for Elasticsearch? ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/8 "2016-03-09T22:16:43Z")
> Can you suggest what standards can we configure for Elasticsearch? What do you mean? ---
**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/9 "2016-03-11T05:45:38Z")
like recommended settings for elasticsearch like POST AND PRE prepareations before starting or executing commands? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/10 "2016-03-11T22:40:22Z")
What commands? Have you read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/deploy.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/deploy.html) and [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/post\_deploy.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/post_deploy.html)? ---
**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/11 "2016-03-15T03:59:49Z")
Hi I want to set my heap size. How can I set it to my **.yml file on windows**? and how can i check that my heap is already set to that value? thanks! ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/12 "2016-03-15T06:31:51Z")
The heap size isn't set via elasticsearch.yml, it's set in the Elasticsearch startup arguments. On Windows I'm not sure what the best way is to set this value. ---
**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/13 "2016-03-15T06:37:51Z")
can i configure it in the service manager of elasticsearch? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-boost-performance/43722/14 "2017-07-05T23:08:27Z")