# ElasticsearchIllegalStateException: Maximum number of bytes allocated exceeded **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 16, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchillegalstateexception-maximum-number-of-bytes-allocated-exceeded/18143 "2014-06-16T21:18:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stang07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@stang07](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stang07)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchillegalstateexception-maximum-number-of-bytes-allocated-exceeded/18143/1 "2014-06-16T21:18:29Z")
I am getting this error constantly and the 5 nodes in the cluster goes down one by one. Is there a way to fix the issue? Could it be a corrupt data issue? [2014-06-16 13:13:34,422][WARN][discovery.zen.ping.multicast] [nw-es-201] failed to receive confirmation on sent ping response to [[nw-es-202][xOi0MSQBQ4OoQjpuIDUjtA][[nw-es-202.prod.pcln.com](http://nw-es-202.prod.pcln.com)][inet[/172.21.88.113:9320]]{master=true}] org.elasticsearch.transport.SendRequestTransportException: [nw-es-202][inet[/172.21.88.113:9320]][discovery/zen/multicast] at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:219) at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:190) at org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.MulticastZenPing$Receiver.handleNodePingRequest(MulticastZenPing.java:462) at org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.MulticastZenPing$Receiver.onMessage(MulticastZenPing.java:334) at org.elasticsearch.common.network.MulticastChannel$Plain$Receiver.run(MulticastChannel.java:363) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by: org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchIllegalStateException: Maximum number of bytes allocated exceeded: [836334432] (\> 836318003) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.validate(BigArrays.java:384) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.validate(BigArrays.java:398) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.newByteArray(BigArrays.java:423) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.newByteArray(BigArrays.java:431) at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.BytesStreamOutput.(BytesStreamOutput.java:60) at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.ReleasableBytesStreamOutput.(ReleasableBytesStreamOutput.java:37) at org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.sendRequest(NettyTransport.java:558) at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:206) ... 5 more [2014-06-16 13:13:34,601][WARN][discovery.zen.ping.multicast] [nw-es-201] failed to receive confirmation on sent ping response to [[nw-es-205][p9b19RfCT1uF7Ry2\_eQXQw][[nw-es-205.prod.pcln.com](http://nw-es-205.prod.pcln.com)][inet[/172.21.88.116:9320]]{master=true}] org.elasticsearch.transport.SendRequestTransportException: [nw-es-205][inet[/172.21.88.116:9320]][discovery/zen/multicast] at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:219) at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:190) at org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.MulticastZenPing$Receiver.handleNodePingRequest(MulticastZenPing.java:462) at org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.MulticastZenPing$Receiver.onMessage(MulticastZenPing.java:334) at org.elasticsearch.common.network.MulticastChannel$Plain$Receiver.run(MulticastChannel.java:363) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by: org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchIllegalStateException: Maximum number of bytes allocated exceeded: [836334432] (\> 836318003) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.validate(BigArrays.java:384) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.validate(BigArrays.java:398) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.newByteArray(BigArrays.java:423) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.newByteArray(BigArrays.java:431) at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.BytesStreamOutput.(BytesStreamOutput.java:60) at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.ReleasableBytesStreamOutput.(ReleasableBytesStreamOutput.java:37) at org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.sendRequest(NettyTransport.java:558) at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:206) -- 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). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/3769ecc9-1119-4f3e-8131-76d4cfef24bb%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/3769ecc9-1119-4f3e-8131-76d4cfef24bb%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchillegalstateexception-maximum-number-of-bytes-allocated-exceeded/18143/2 "2014-06-17T06:08:32Z")
Hey, do you have a full stack trace in one of your log files? Also, are you creating lots of new connections all the time and then stop them abruptly (just a wild guess here)? --Alex On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 11:18 PM, Sriram Kannan [kesri8@gmail.com](mailto:kesri8@gmail.com) wrote: > I am getting this error constantly and the 5 nodes in the cluster goes > down one by one. Is there a way to fix the issue? Could it be a corrupt > data issue? > > [2014-06-16 13:13:34,422][WARN][discovery.zen.ping.multicast] [nw-es-201] > failed to receive confirmation on sent ping response to > [[nw-es-202][xOi0MSQBQ4OoQjpuIDUjtA][[nw-es-202.prod.pcln.com](http://nw-es-202.prod.pcln.com) > ][inet[/172.21.88.113:9320]]{master=true}] > org.elasticsearch.transport.SendRequestTransportException: > [nw-es-202][inet[/172.21.88.113:9320]][discovery/zen/multicast] > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:219) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:190) > at > org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.MulticastZenPing$Receiver.handleNodePingRequest(MulticastZenPing.java:462) > at > org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.MulticastZenPing$Receiver.onMessage(MulticastZenPing.java:334) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.network.MulticastChannel$Plain$Receiver.run(MulticastChannel.java:363) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) > Caused by: org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchIllegalStateException: Maximum > number of bytes allocated exceeded: [836334432] (\> 836318003) > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.validate(BigArrays.java:384) > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.validate(BigArrays.java:398) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.newByteArray(BigArrays.java:423) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.newByteArray(BigArrays.java:431) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.BytesStreamOutput.(BytesStreamOutput.java:60) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.ReleasableBytesStreamOutput.(ReleasableBytesStreamOutput.java:37) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.sendRequest(NettyTransport.java:558) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:206) > ... 5 more > [2014-06-16 13:13:34,601][WARN][discovery.zen.ping.multicast] [nw-es-201] > failed to receive confirmation on sent ping response to > [[nw-es-205][p9b19RfCT1uF7Ry2\_eQXQw][[nw-es-205.prod.pcln.com](http://nw-es-205.prod.pcln.com) > ][inet[/172.21.88.116:9320]]{master=true}] > org.elasticsearch.transport.SendRequestTransportException: > [nw-es-205][inet[/172.21.88.116:9320]][discovery/zen/multicast] > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:219) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:190) > at > org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.MulticastZenPing$Receiver.handleNodePingRequest(MulticastZenPing.java:462) > at > org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.MulticastZenPing$Receiver.onMessage(MulticastZenPing.java:334) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.network.MulticastChannel$Plain$Receiver.run(MulticastChannel.java:363) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) > Caused by: org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchIllegalStateException: Maximum > number of bytes allocated exceeded: [836334432] (\> 836318003) > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.validate(BigArrays.java:384) > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.validate(BigArrays.java:398) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.newByteArray(BigArrays.java:423) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays.newByteArray(BigArrays.java:431) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.BytesStreamOutput.(BytesStreamOutput.java:60) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.ReleasableBytesStreamOutput.(ReleasableBytesStreamOutput.java:37) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.sendRequest(NettyTransport.java:558) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:206) > > -- > 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). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/3769ecc9-1119-4f3e-8131-76d4cfef24bb%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/3769ecc9-1119-4f3e-8131-76d4cfef24bb%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/3769ecc9-1119-4f3e-8131-76d4cfef24bb%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/3769ecc9-1119-4f3e-8131-76d4cfef24bb%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. 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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 6, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchillegalstateexception-maximum-number-of-bytes-allocated-exceeded/18143/3 "2017-07-06T01:21:57Z")