# Elasticsearch Won't Start

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 10, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276 "2018-07-10T06:51:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![jmounce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@jmounce](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmounce)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/1 "2018-07-10T06:51:41Z")

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## Windows 10 - MSI installer - JAVA\_HOME is set

Service starts but never registers on 9200.  
netstat -a -n confirms that no listener on 9200

Log shows that the DiscoveryModule never starts and setup doesn't proceed. What gives???:

```
[2018-07-09T23:41:10,006][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] initializing ...
[2018-07-09T23:41:10,262][INFO][o.e.e.NodeEnvironment] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] using [1] data paths, mounts [[390GB (H:)]], net usable_space [96.6gb], net total_space [389.9gb], types [NTFS]
[2018-07-09T23:41:10,262][INFO][o.e.e.NodeEnvironment] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] heap size [1.9gb], compressed ordinary object pointers [true]
[2018-07-09T23:41:10,265][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] node name [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D], node ID [wP2YrVubRee-t9zkHFiWJw]
[2018-07-09T23:41:10,266][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] version[6.3.1], pid[1256], build[unknown/unknown/eb782d0/2018-06-29T21:59:26.107521Z], OS[Windows 10/10.0/amd64], JVM[Oracle Corporation/Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM/1.8.0_171/25.171-b11]
[2018-07-09T23:41:10,268][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] JVM arguments [-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC, -XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=75, -XX:+UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly, -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch, -Xss1m, -Djava.awt.headless=true, -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8, -Djna.nosys=true, -XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow, -Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true, -Dio.netty.noKeySetOptimization=true, -Dio.netty.recycler.maxCapacityPerThread=0, -Dlog4j.shutdownHookEnabled=false, -Dlog4j2.disable.jmx=true, -Djava.io.tmpdir=C:\Windows\TEMP\elasticsearch, -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError, -XX:HeapDumpPath=data, -XX:ErrorFile=logs/hs_err_pid%p.log, -XX:+PrintGCDetails, -XX:+PrintGCDateStamps, -XX:+PrintTenuringDistribution, -XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime, -Xloggc:logs/gc.log, -XX:+UseGCLogFileRotation, -XX:NumberOfGCLogFiles=32, -XX:GCLogFileSize=64m, -Xmx2g, -Xms2g, -Delasticsearch, -Des.path.home=H:\Tools\Elasticsearch\6.3.1, -Des.path.conf=H:\Tools\Elasticsearch\6.3.1\config]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,262][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [aggs-matrix-stats]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,262][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [analysis-common]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,263][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [ingest-common]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,263][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [lang-expression]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,263][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [lang-mustache]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,263][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [lang-painless]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,263][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [mapper-extras]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,263][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [parent-join]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,263][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [percolator]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,265][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [rank-eval]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,265][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [reindex]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,265][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [repository-url]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,267][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [transport-netty4]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,267][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [tribe]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,267][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-core]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,267][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-deprecation]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,268][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-graph]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,270][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-logstash]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,270][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-ml]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,270][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-monitoring]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,270][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-rollup]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,274][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-security]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,280][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-sql]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,281][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-upgrade]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,286][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] loaded module [x-pack-watcher]
[2018-07-09T23:41:19,294][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-4V5GU7D] no plugins loaded
```

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**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/2 "2018-07-10T07:22:55Z")

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If the process is just hanging but is still alive then [jstack](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/windows/jstack.html) is probably going to be the simpler way to work out what might going on.

Can you run that and provide the output?

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**Author:** ![jmounce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@jmounce](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmounce)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/3 "2018-07-10T10:11:00Z")

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May not be very helpful:

```
PS C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin> .\jstack.exe 4068
4068: jvm.dll not loaded by target process
The -F option can be used when the target process is not responding

PS C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin> .\jstack.exe -F 4068
Attaching to process ID 4068, please wait...
Error attaching to process: Doesn't appear to be a HotSpot VM (could not find symbol "gHotSpotVMTypes" in remote process)
sun.jvm.hotspot.debugger.DebuggerException: Doesn't appear to be a HotSpot VM (could not find symbol "gHotSpotVMTypes" in remote process)
        at sun.jvm.hotspot.HotSpotAgent.setupVM(HotSpotAgent.java:411)
        at sun.jvm.hotspot.HotSpotAgent.go(HotSpotAgent.java:305)
        at sun.jvm.hotspot.HotSpotAgent.attach(HotSpotAgent.java:140)
        at sun.jvm.hotspot.tools.Tool.start(Tool.java:185)
        at sun.jvm.hotspot.tools.Tool.execute(Tool.java:118)
        at sun.jvm.hotspot.tools.JStack.main(JStack.java:92)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
        at sun.tools.jstack.JStack.runJStackTool(JStack.java:140)
        at sun.tools.jstack.JStack.main(JStack.java:106)
```

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**Author:** ![jmounce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@jmounce](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmounce)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/4 "2018-07-10T17:53:18Z")

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I think I was using the wrong PID. I used elasticsearch.exe for the above dump.  
I think it is the java.exe that you want...

```
PS C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin> .\jstack.exe 1256
2018-07-10 10:46:28
Full thread dump Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (25.171-b11 mixed mode):

"Service Thread" #9 daemon prio=9 os_prio=0 tid=0x00000000159ae800 nid=0x1738 runnable [0x0000000000000000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE

"C1 CompilerThread1" #8 daemon prio=9 os_prio=2 tid=0x00000000159a1800 nid=0x2104 waiting on condition [0x0000000000000000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE

"C2 CompilerThread0" #7 daemon prio=9 os_prio=2 tid=0x000000001599f800 nid=0x1054 waiting on condition [0x0000000000000000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE

"Attach Listener" #6 daemon prio=5 os_prio=2 tid=0x000000001599e000 nid=0x16d4 waiting on condition [0x0000000000000000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE

"Signal Dispatcher" #5 daemon prio=9 os_prio=2 tid=0x000000001599c000 nid=0x1a98 runnable [0x0000000000000000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE

"Surrogate Locker Thread (Concurrent GC)" #4 daemon prio=9 os_prio=0 tid=0x000000001599a800 nid=0x1328 waiting on condition [0x0000000000000000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE

"Finalizer" #3 daemon prio=8 os_prio=1 tid=0x000000001597b800 nid=0x7ac in Object.wait() [0x0000000015d1f000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (on object monitor)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
        - waiting on <0x000000008aa07580> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
        at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue.java:143)
        - locked <0x000000008aa07580> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
        at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue.java:164)
        at java.lang.ref.Finalizer$FinalizerThread.run(Finalizer.java:212)

"Reference Handler" #2 daemon prio=10 os_prio=2 tid=0x000000001595a000 nid=0xed8 in Object.wait() [0x0000000015c1e000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (on object monitor)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
        - waiting on <0x000000008aa075b0> (a java.lang.ref.Reference$Lock)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:502)
        at java.lang.ref.Reference.tryHandlePending(Reference.java:191)
        - locked <0x000000008aa075b0> (a java.lang.ref.Reference$Lock)
        at java.lang.ref.Reference$ReferenceHandler.run(Reference.java:153)

"main" #1 prio=5 os_prio=0 tid=0x0000000000ee4000 nid=0xe6c runnable [0x0000000000eae000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
        at sun.management.OperatingSystemImpl.getSystemCpuLoad(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
        at org.elasticsearch.monitor.Probes.getLoadAndScaleToPercent(Probes.java:29)
        at org.elasticsearch.monitor.os.OsProbe.getSystemCpuPercent(OsProbe.java:172)
        at org.elasticsearch.monitor.os.OsProbe.osStats(OsProbe.java:528)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearning.additionalSettings(MachineLearning.java:315)
        at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.updatedSettings(PluginsService.java:209)
        at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:312)
        at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:252)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.<init>(Bootstrap.java:213)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:213)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:326)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:136)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:127)
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86)
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124)
        at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:93)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:86)

"VM Thread" os_prio=2 tid=0x0000000015951000 nid=0x2020 runnable

"Gang worker#0 (Parallel GC Threads)" os_prio=2 tid=0x0000000000ef1000 nid=0x1ca0 runnable

"Gang worker#1 (Parallel GC Threads)" os_prio=2 tid=0x0000000000ef6800 nid=0x58c runnable

"Concurrent Mark-Sweep GC Thread" os_prio=2 tid=0x0000000000f24800 nid=0x11e0 runnable

"VM Periodic Task Thread" os_prio=2 tid=0x0000000015a16800 nid=0x164c waiting on condition

JNI global references: 650
```

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**Author:** ![jmounce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@jmounce](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmounce)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/5 "2018-07-10T17:57:24Z")

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With -F flag:

```
PS C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin> .\jstack.exe -F 1256
Attaching to process ID 1256, please wait...
Debugger attached successfully.
Server compiler detected.
JVM version is 25.171-b11
Deadlock Detection:

No deadlocks found.

Thread 10: (state = BLOCKED)

Thread 9: (state = BLOCKED)

Thread 8: (state = BLOCKED)

Thread 7: (state = BLOCKED)
 - java.lang.Object.wait(long) @bci=0 (Interpreted frame)
 - java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(long) @bci=59, line=143 (Compiled frame)
 - java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove() @bci=2, line=164 (Compiled frame)
 - java.lang.ref.Finalizer$FinalizerThread.run() @bci=36, line=212 (Interpreted frame)

Thread 6: (state = BLOCKED)
 - java.lang.Object.wait(long) @bci=0 (Interpreted frame)
 - java.lang.Object.wait() @bci=2, line=502 (Compiled frame)
 - java.lang.ref.Reference.tryHandlePending(boolean) @bci=54, line=191 (Compiled frame)
 - java.lang.ref.Reference$ReferenceHandler.run() @bci=1, line=153 (Interpreted frame)

Thread 1: (state = IN_NATIVE)
 - sun.management.OperatingSystemImpl.getSystemCpuLoad() @bci=0 (Interpreted frame)
 - sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(java.lang.reflect.Method, java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object[]) @bci=0 (Interpreted frame)
 - sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object[]) @bci=100, line=62 (Interpreted frame)
 - sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object[]) @bci=6, line=43 (Compiled frame)
 - java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object[]) @bci=56, line=498 (Compiled frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.monitor.Probes.getLoadAndScaleToPercent(java.lang.reflect.Method, java.lang.management.OperatingSystemMXBean) @bci=10, line=29 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.monitor.os.OsProbe.getSystemCpuPercent() @bci=6, line=172 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.monitor.os.OsProbe.osStats() @bci=5, line=528 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearning.additionalSettings() @bci=130, line=315 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.updatedSettings() @bci=61, line=209 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(org.elasticsearch.env.Environment, java.util.Collection) @bci=466, line=312 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(org.elasticsearch.env.Environment) @bci=5, line=252 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.<init>(org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap, org.elasticsearch.env.Environment) @bci=7, line=213 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(boolean, org.elasticsearch.env.Environment) @bci=174, line=213 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(boolean, java.nio.file.Path, boolean, org.elasticsearch.env.Environment) @bci=164, line=326 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(boolean, java.nio.file.Path, boolean, org.elasticsearch.env.Environment) @bci=13, line=136 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(org.elasticsearch.cli.Terminal, joptsimple.OptionSet, org.elasticsearch.env.Environment) @bci=210, line=127 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(org.elasticsearch.cli.Terminal, joptsimple.OptionSet) @bci=219, line=86 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(java.lang.String[], org.elasticsearch.cli.Terminal) @bci=78, line=124 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(java.lang.String[], org.elasticsearch.cli.Terminal) @bci=47, line=90 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(java.lang.String[], org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch, org.elasticsearch.cli.Terminal) @bci=3, line=93 (Interpreted frame)
 - org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(java.lang.String[]) @bci=26, line=86 (Interpreted frame)
```

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**Author:** ![jmounce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@jmounce](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmounce)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/6 "2018-07-10T19:00:42Z")

</div>

getSystemCpuLoad() seems to hang on my version of Windows.  
Hmmm...guess I figured it out myself.

What version of Java does ES6.3 need?

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**Author:** ![jmounce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@jmounce](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmounce)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/7 "2018-07-11T02:23:10Z")

</div>

I am running Windows in a VM.  
Does that matter? It seems to for me.  
On the Host, it is fine, but in the VM on VMWare, it hangs.  
I tested getSystemCpuLoad() as a standalone Java program and it definitely hangs.

Maybe you should test it in a VMWare VM.  
Are you there?

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**Author:** ![forloop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/forloop/32/9021_2.png) [@forloop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/forloop)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/8 "2018-07-11T02:39:08Z")

</div>

> On the Host, it is fine, but in the VM on VMWare, it hangs.

The installer in tested on Virtualbox VMs.

Do you see the same issue [using the zip archive](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch) for [installation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/zip-windows.html)?

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**Author:** ![forloop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/forloop/32/9021_2.png) [@forloop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/forloop)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/9 "2018-07-11T02:43:00Z")

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What does

```auto
.\elasticsearch.exe --debug-env

```

output on the VM? it'll be something like

```nohighlight
-------------
Elasticsearch
-------------
ES_HOME (in order of precedence)
- HomeDirectoryProcessVariable =
- HomeDirectoryUserVariable =
- HomeDirectoryMachineVariable = C:\Program Files\Elastic\Elasticsearch\6.3.1\
- From executable location = C:\Program Files\Elastic\Elasticsearch\6.3.1
ES_PATH_CONF (in order of precedence)
- ConfigDirectoryProcessVariable =
- ConfigDirectoryUserVariable =
- ConfigDirectoryMachineVariable = C:\ProgramData\Elastic\Elasticsearch\config
- Fallback to ES_HOME = C:\Program Files\Elastic\Elasticsearch\6.3.1\config

-------------
Java
-------------
Java paths
- current = C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_162\bin\java.exe
Java Candidates (in order of precedence)
- JavaHomeProcessVariable = C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_162
- JavaHomeUserVariable =
- JavaHomeMachineVariable = C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_162
- JdkRegistry64 = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_162
- JreRegistry64 = C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_162
- JdkRegistry32 =
- JreRegistry32 =
Java checks
- Using32BitJava = False
- JAVA_HOME as machine and user variable = False

```

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**Author:** ![jmounce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@jmounce](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmounce)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/10 "2018-07-11T03:13:25Z")

</div>

```
PS H:\tools\Elasticsearch\6.3.1\bin> .\elasticsearch.exe --debug-env
-------------
Elasticsearch
-------------
ES_HOME (in order of precedence)
- HomeDirectoryProcessVariable = H:\Tools\Elasticsearch\6.3.1\
- HomeDirectoryUserVariable =
- HomeDirectoryMachineVariable = H:\Tools\Elasticsearch\6.3.1\
- From executable location = H:\tools\Elasticsearch\6.3.1
ES_PATH_CONF (in order of precedence)
- ConfigDirectoryProcessVariable = H:\Tools\Elasticsearch\6.3.1\config
- ConfigDirectoryUserVariable =
- ConfigDirectoryMachineVariable = H:\Tools\Elasticsearch\6.3.1\config
- Fallback to ES_HOME = H:\Tools\Elasticsearch\6.3.1\config

-------------
Java
-------------
Java paths
- current = C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_171\bin\java.exe
Java Candidates (in order of precedence)
- JavaHomeProcessVariable =
- JavaHomeUserVariable =
- JavaHomeMachineVariable =
- JdkRegistry64 =
- JreRegistry64 = C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_171
- JdkRegistry32 =
- JreRegistry32 =
Java checks
- Using32BitJava = False
- JAVA_HOME as machine and user variable = False

```

I tried it on another VM with a newer Windows10 OS and it works.  
Probably just my old Win10 OS not determining the Management iface.

You can probably close the case. This seems to be an anomaly.

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**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/11 "2018-07-11T03:19:55Z")

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Unless...you can tell me how to stop it from calling: getLoadAndScaleToPercent()  
..or remove XPack.

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**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/12 "2018-07-11T03:26:20Z")

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The debug environment output looks OK to me.

> I tried it on another VM with a newer Windows10 OS and it works.

Good to hear! The issue does look to be specific to this VM.

> Unless...you can tell me how to stop it from calling: getLoadAndScaleToPercent()  
> ..or remove XPack.

There's only one distribution of Windows Installer, which always includes X-Pack. If you're looking to install without X-Pack on Windows, you should install the OSS distribution of the zip archive.

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**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/13 "2018-07-11T20:56:34Z")

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I'll try the ZIP and let you know.

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**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/14 "2018-07-12T15:53:09Z")

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Doesn't matter. Close the ticket.

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**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-wont-start/139276/15 "2018-08-09T15:53:11Z")

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