# Elasticsearch shutdown

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 24, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971 "2018-12-24T06:01:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Dmitrij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@Dmitrij](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dmitrij)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971/1 "2018-12-24T06:01:42Z")

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Hello. Can you help with advice? I am still new to working with elasticsearch and do not know how to solve the problem.  
There is a test server using elasticsearch - there is no load on it, I am the only active user. When elastic is running, the number of processes caused by the top command is a Java process. Elasticsearch works and everything is fine. But at some point in time, the process shuts down and the elastic stops working. The status of the cluster is green and all shards are distributed.  
Tell me this is a problem with Java - does the garbage collector work, or does it itself fall asleep due to low activity?

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**Author:** ![pjanzen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pjanzen/32/13756_2.png) [@pjanzen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pjanzen)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 8:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971/2 "2018-12-24T08:05:27Z")

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Hi,

Please provide the following information:

1. elasticsearch version
2. java version
3. OS
  - name
  - version

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Dmitrij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@Dmitrij](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dmitrij)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971/3 "2018-12-24T08:37:08Z")

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Yes, of course:

1. "version" : {  
"number" : "1.0.1",  
"build\_hash" : "5c03844e1978e5cc924dab2a423dc63ce881c42b",  
"build\_timestamp" : "2014-02-25T15:52:53Z",  
"build\_snapshot" : false,  
"lucene\_version" : "4.6"  
}
2. java version "1.6.0\_38"  
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.13.10) (6b38-1.13.10-1~deb7u1)  
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.25-b01, mixed mode)
3. Debian GNU/Linux 7

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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:** [December 24, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971/4 "2018-12-24T12:04:43Z")

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OMG!

- Elasticsearch 1.0.1
- Java 1.6

I think it's urgent that you start something much more up to date.

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**Author:** ![Dmitrij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@Dmitrij](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dmitrij)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971/5 "2018-12-24T12:21:45Z")

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Will this solve my problem? Just now everything works well, except for the fall described in the starting post. Therefore, I fear that I can break an already running system.

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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:** [December 24, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971/6 "2018-12-24T16:13:21Z")

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The way gc was working on Java6 changed a lot. Elasticsearch changed a lot as well.

I can't certify if this will fix your issue but for sure we are not maintaining or supporting such old versions.

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**Author:** ![Dmitrij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@Dmitrij](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dmitrij)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971/7 "2018-12-25T06:06:25Z")

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Thanks for the help.

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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 22, 2019, 6:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shutdown/161971/8 "2019-01-22T06:06:40Z")

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