# High CPU Usage in Data Nodes

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-usage-in-data-nodes/85439>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 11, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-usage-in-data-nodes/85439 "2017-05-11T15:33:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pip0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@pip0](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pip0)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-usage-in-data-nodes/85439/1 "2017-05-11T15:33:45Z")

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Hello Elastic fam,

I been noticing lately that the CPU in my Elastic nodes have been spiking. I have attached the output of the hot\_threads, see below. Thank you!

[https://pastebin.com/t3kw3MVG](https://pastebin.com/t3kw3MVG)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-usage-in-data-nodes/85439/2 "2017-05-13T04:47:10Z")

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What version are you on?  
Do you have Monitoring installed?  
What do the logs show?

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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:** [June 10, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-usage-in-data-nodes/85439/3 "2017-06-10T04:50:45Z")

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