# Elasticsearch head UNASSIGNED **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 21, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-unassigned/14525 "2013-11-21T21:51:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mohit\_Anchlia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Mohit\_Anchlia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohit_Anchlia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-unassigned/14525/1 "2013-11-21T21:51:39Z")
I am little confused with elasticsearch head UIs output. I added a new node and created a new index "test3" with shard: 5 and replica: 1. I also added a routing rule to only make new node the data node for this test. However, I am confused with 2 things: 1. head is showing that my index is spread on the old node as well. I expect it to be only on the new node 2. Some of the shards are showing UNASSIGNED 3. How to differentiate between a replica and a shard in the UI? curl -XPUT 10.80.140.86:9200/test3/\_settings -d '{ "index.routing.allocation.include.group1" : "group2" }' I am also attaching the screen shot of the UI. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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:** [November 21, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-unassigned/14525/2 "2013-11-21T22:26:06Z")
Elasticsearch won't store replicas with the primary as it defeats the purpose of having a replica. So you will either need to remove your replica or your routing for the unassigned shards to clear up. (Re #3) I think you mean primary and replica, as a shard can be either. Primaries have the bold black border in head. You might also want to look at the kopf plugin which is a rebuilt version of head. Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 22 November 2013 08:51, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com) wrote: > I am little confused with elasticsearch head UIs output. I added a new > node and created a new index "test3" with shard: 5 and replica: 1. I also > added a routing rule to only make new node the data node for this test. > However, I am confused with 2 things: > > 1. head is showing that my index is spread on the old node as well. I > expect it to be only on the new node > 2. Some of the shards are showing UNASSIGNED > 3. How to differentiate between a replica and a shard in the UI? > > curl -XPUT 10.80.140.86:9200/test3/\_settings -d '{ > > "index.routing.allocation.include.group1" : "group2" > > }' > > I am also attaching the screen shot of the UI. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Mohit\_Anchlia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Mohit\_Anchlia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohit_Anchlia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-unassigned/14525/3 "2013-11-21T22:42:15Z")
thanks! On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Mark Walkom [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com)wrote: > Elasticsearch won't store replicas with the primary as it defeats the > purpose of having a replica. So you will either need to remove your replica > or your routing for the unassigned shards to clear up. > > (Re #3) I think you mean primary and replica, as a shard can be either. > Primaries have the bold black border in head. You might also want to look > at the kopf plugin which is a rebuilt version of head. > > Regards, > Mark Walkom > > Infrastructure Engineer > Campaign Monitor > email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > On 22 November 2013 08:51, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com) wrote: > > > I am little confused with elasticsearch head UIs output. I added a new > > node and created a new index "test3" with shard: 5 and replica: 1. I also > > added a routing rule to only make new node the data node for this test. > > However, I am confused with 2 things: > > > > 1. head is showing that my index is spread on the old node as well. I > > expect it to be only on the new node > > 2. Some of the shards are showing UNASSIGNED > > 3. How to differentiate between a replica and a shard in the UI? > > > > curl -XPUT 10.80.140.86:9200/test3/\_settings -d '{ > > > > "index.routing.allocation.include.group1" : "group2" > > > > }' > > > > I am also attaching the screen shot of the UI. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-unassigned/14525/4 "2017-07-06T02:05:33Z")