# Elasticsearch primary stuck in initializing status,help?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-primary-stuck-in-initializing-status-help/57396>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 6, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-primary-stuck-in-initializing-status-help/57396 "2016-08-06T08:08:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![win1027](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@win1027](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/win1027)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-primary-stuck-in-initializing-status-help/57396/1 "2016-08-06T08:08:51Z")

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elasticsearch 2.1.1. i have 147 index, 5shards 2 rep, and 7data note, now data note timeout and soon into cluster。now i have 40 index is in red status,and i see pri is in initializing status.  
what does is doing, and how soon fix this status

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**Author:** ![win1027](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@win1027](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/win1027)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-primary-stuck-in-initializing-status-help/57396/2 "2016-08-06T08:34:12Z")

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help,online wait

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**Author:** ![leizhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@leizhu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leizhu)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-primary-stuck-in-initializing-status-help/57396/3 "2016-08-06T09:57:25Z")

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you can have a try restart es...

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-primary-stuck-in-initializing-status-help/57396/4 "2016-08-06T09:58:28Z")

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Please read [About the Elasticsearch category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21)

Especially the paragraph starting with `Also be patient`.

You probably have too many shards per node here.

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**Author:** ![win1027](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@win1027](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/win1027)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-primary-stuck-in-initializing-status-help/57396/5 "2016-08-06T10:07:49Z")

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thanks.this is online env, and is continuous 7 hour,so i urgent。i will be attention next

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-primary-stuck-in-initializing-status-help/57396/6 "2016-08-06T10:36:10Z")

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The last chapter of the link I provided explains that:

> There are no SLAs on responses to questions posted on this forum, **if you require help with an SLA on responses** you should look into purchasing a subscription package that includes support with an SLA such as [those offered by Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions).

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-primary-stuck-in-initializing-status-help/57396/7 "2017-07-05T22:29:39Z")

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