# How long should 2 indices take to elect master and join in a cluster? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 24, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-long-should-2-indices-take-to-elect-master-and-join-in-a-cluster/11278 "2013-03-24T05:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shadyabhi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@shadyabhi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shadyabhi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-long-should-2-indices-take-to-elect-master-and-join-in-a-cluster/11278/1 "2013-03-24T05:56:16Z")
Hi, When I start ES, it takes 3 to 4 minutes for the other node to join the cluster. Relevant logs from the two servers: [http://pb.abhijeetr.com/RAPD](http://pb.abhijeetr.com/RAPD) The configuration is same on both servers: [http://pb.abhijeetr.com/dDER](http://pb.abhijeetr.com/dDER) The nodes have almost zero data. Why does it take so long for them to connect? -- Regards, Abhijeet Rastogi (shadyabhi) > **[Abhijeet's Blog](https://blog.abhijeetr.com/)** > > I write about problems that I solve -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-long-should-2-indices-take-to-elect-master-and-join-in-a-cluster/11278/2 "2017-07-06T02:44:57Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 2:44am UTC