# Elasticsearch bootstrap check

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bootstrap-check/320812>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 8, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bootstrap-check/320812 "2022-12-08T16:48:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![imdroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e4f/32.png) [@imdroid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/imdroid)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bootstrap-check/320812/1 "2022-12-08T16:48:24Z")

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I'm trying to create an elasticcluster. the nodes are setup in two seperate servers. my network and transport details are as follows:

```auto
network.host: 10.198.22.161
http.port: 9200
transport.host: 10.198.22.161
transport.tcp.port: 9300

```

when i try to start the node, it is displaying the following error.

> ERROR: [2] bootstrap checks failed. You must address the points described in the following [2] lines before starting Elasticsearch.  
> bootstrap check failure [1] of [2]: max file descriptors [65335] for elasticsearch process is too low, increase to  
> at least [65535]  
> bootstrap check failure [2] of [2]: max virtual memory areas vm.max\_map\_count [262114] is too low, increase to at least [262144]

Im using Linux and Elasticversion 7.17. Not sure why this issue happens even though the criteria is met for bootstrapping.

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bootstrap-check/320812/2 "2022-12-08T21:04:08Z")

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> [@imdroid](#):
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> even though the criteria is met for bootstrapping.

They are not. 65 **3** 35 is less than 65 **5** 35, and 2621 **1** 4 is less than 2621 **4** 4.

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**Author:** ![imdroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e4f/32.png) [@imdroid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/imdroid)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bootstrap-check/320812/3 "2022-12-09T03:51:21Z")

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> [@DavidTurner](#):
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> They are not. 65 **3** 35 is less than 65 **5** 35, and 2621 **1** 4 is less than 2621 **4** 4.

Thanks David for pointing this out. Is there any way we can bypass these bootstrap checks for multi node elastic cluster?

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bootstrap-check/320812/4 "2022-12-09T08:32:59Z")

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No, you will need to adjust your system config.

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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:** [January 6, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bootstrap-check/320812/5 "2023-01-06T08:33:13Z")

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