# Failed to execute \[BulkShardRequest to \[logstash-
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-bulkshardrequest-to-logstash/52177
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 8, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-bulkshardrequest-to-logstash/52177 "2016-06-08T08:38:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@dkspace](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkspace)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-bulkshardrequest-to-logstash/52177/1 "2016-06-08T08:38:59Z")
Dear colleagues.
How to know the meaning and the reason for below log
[2016-06-08 12:19:50,322][DEBUG][action.bulk] [Living Lightning] failed to execute [BulkShardRequest to [logstash-2016.06.08] containing [3] requests] on [[logstash-2016.06.08][1]]
[logstash-2016.06.08][[logstash-2016.06.08][1]] IllegalIndexShardStateException[CurrentState[POST\_RECOVERY] operation only allowed when started/recovering, origin [PRIMARY]]
at org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShard.ensureWriteAllowed(IndexShard.java:1062)
at org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShard.create(IndexShard.java:538)
at org.elasticsearch.index.engine.Engine$Create.execute(Engine.java:810)
at org.elasticsearch.action.index.TransportIndexAction.executeIndexRequestOnPrimary(TransportIndexAction.java:237)
at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.TransportShardBulkAction.shardIndexOperation(TransportShardBulkAction.java:326)
at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.TransportShardBulkAction.shardOperationOnPrimary(TransportShardBulkAction.java:119)
at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.TransportShardBulkAction.shardOperationOnPrimary(TransportShardBulkAction.java:68)
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.replication.TransportReplicationAction$PrimaryPhase.doRun(TransportReplicationAction.java:639)
at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:37)
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.replication.TransportReplicationAction$PrimaryOperationTransportHandler.messageReceived(TransportReplicationAction.java:279)
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.replication.TransportReplicationAction$PrimaryOperationTransportHandler.messageReceived(TransportReplicationAction.java:271)
at org.elasticsearch.transport.RequestHandlerRegistry.processMessageReceived(RequestHandlerRegistry.java:75)
at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService$4.doRun(TransportService.java:376)
at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:37)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
[2016-06-08 12:20:10,857][INFO][cluster.routing.allocation] [Living Lightning] Cluster health status changed from [RED] to [YELLOW] (reason: [shards started [[topbeat-2016.06.02][0], [topbeat-2016.06.02][0]] ...]).
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-bulkshardrequest-to-logstash/52177/2 "2016-06-09T00:25:23Z")
What version are you on?
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### Author:  [@dkspace](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkspace)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-bulkshardrequest-to-logstash/52177/3 "2016-06-09T07:49:14Z")
elasticsearch Version: 2.3.3
Status: Yellow
Kibana Version 4.5.1 Build 9892
fluentd : td-agent
Arch : x86\_64
Version : 2.3.1
Release : 0.el7
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### Author:  [@dkspace](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkspace)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-bulkshardrequest-to-logstash/52177/4 "2016-06-27T10:42:58Z")
closed.
( seems configuration problem )
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### Author:  [@dkspace](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkspace)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2016, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-bulkshardrequest-to-logstash/52177/5 "2016-06-27T10:43:55Z")
But i can not find why elasticsearch Version: 2.3.3 have status Status: Yellow
how to know the reason ?
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### Author:  [@peppetrick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/peppetrick)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2016, 7:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-bulkshardrequest-to-logstash/52177/6 "2016-09-30T07:46:32Z")
I'm having the same problem can you share solution?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-bulkshardrequest-to-logstash/52177/7 "2017-07-05T22:15:54Z")