# High CPU Utilization

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-utilization/259174>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 19, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-utilization/259174 "2020-12-19T19:41:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gokul6](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gokul6/32/84049_2.png) [@Gokul6](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gokul6)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-utilization/259174/1 "2020-12-19T19:41:19Z")

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Hi, we have a single node cluster for elasticsearch running in elastic cloud. for the past two days the cpu utilization is 100%.

 ![ES](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/b/5b5bdb34862e8b6b570754c1c4301b4bb65b1e35.png) ![error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/e/2ecfd0aa2886f384d8edf1965386ca37bee2ab3a.png)

what might be the issue here ?? please help 🙂

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-utilization/259174/2 "2020-12-20T06:29:51Z")

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What load is the cluster under? Is there anything you n the logs, e.g. long or frequent GC?

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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:** [January 17, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-cpu-utilization/259174/3 "2021-01-17T06:29:56Z")

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