# Elasticsearch showing 89 % memory use and VIRT, RES in red with HTOP

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-showing-89-memory-use-and-virt-res-in-red-with-htop/180765>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 13, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-showing-89-memory-use-and-virt-res-in-red-with-htop/180765 "2019-05-13T09:09:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dilip\_Kumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dilip_kumar/32/15459_2.png) [@Dilip\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dilip_Kumar)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-showing-89-memory-use-and-virt-res-in-red-with-htop/180765/1 "2019-05-13T09:09:13Z")

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Hi I am suing es 5.6 and java 1.8 when using htop command on server getting 89- to 91 % memory used and VIRT , RES in red color, what action i should take and what is meaning? please help.  
Please see

 ![htop_es](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/0/a060d9d188c40b24b4f3422536b2d013ea320246.jpeg) in attached image for better understand

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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:** [June 10, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-showing-89-memory-use-and-virt-res-in-red-with-htop/180765/2 "2019-06-10T09:09:14Z")

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