# Federation - Fixed Index/Shard Allocation **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 26, 2014, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/federation-fixed-index-shard-allocation/17213 "2014-04-26T10:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Srividhya\_Umashanker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Srividhya\_Umashanker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Srividhya_Umashanker)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/federation-fixed-index-shard-allocation/17213/1 "2014-04-26T10:36:27Z")
I understand the HA feature of ES will not be used, with what i am trying. - I want the index to be tied to the nodes where they were created. And not available when the node is down. - Trying to create a cluster of ES nodes, I want each node to have its own index/shard (no allocation). For now probably without a replica. - The index updates are local to the node. The CUD operations on the node to be distributed. While i want the queries to occur on all indexes. I have tried to use the cluster.routing.allocation.enable- Set to none. Node 98 - Create an index "98" using /node98:9200/\_plugin/head Node 229 - Create an index "229 using /node229:9200/\_plugin/head Both nodes have the above settings to "none" in the elasticsearch.yml file." - I am trying to achieve "98" index to be placed on "node 98" and not moved. The same with "229" on "node 229" - But both the indexes are "unassigned". cluster.routing.allocation.enable:all assigns the shards to random nodes. Is there a to automatically achieve it without the "zone" allocation? Because, i dont want any shard allocation dynamically. -Vidhya -- 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/87d01e08-6e3d-4991-82a3-8c57a7da72f1%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/87d01e08-6e3d-4991-82a3-8c57a7da72f1%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Srividhya\_Umashanker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Srividhya\_Umashanker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Srividhya_Umashanker)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/federation-fixed-index-shard-allocation/17213/2 "2014-04-26T18:02:12Z")
I was able to achieve it myself. In case it might be useful for someone else looking for an answer. Found 2 ways of doing it. 1. Disable cluster routing and manually assign index to a node 2. Using routing [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-allocation.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-allocation.html) This will make sure the index is created only on a node with a specific tag. - cluster.routing.allocation.enable:"all" - set the node.tag.. say appUUID229, and create an index with appropriate routing GET /229 { "number\_of\_shards" : 1, "number\_of\_replicas" : 0, "index.routing.allocation.include.tag":"appUUID229" } -- 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/6e4b75b0-7a48-4c3a-accf-bd17f406d2e0%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6e4b75b0-7a48-4c3a-accf-bd17f406d2e0%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 1:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/federation-fixed-index-shard-allocation/17213/3 "2017-07-06T01:33:15Z")