# How to check elastic server is running or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 12, 2011, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-elastic-server-is-running-or-not/5574 "2011-10-12T08:10:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sam\_4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@Sam\_4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_4)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-elastic-server-is-running-or-not/5574/1 "2011-10-12T08:10:09Z")
Hi I am using elasticsearch-0.16.2 running on other machine.using TransportClient connect remotely to an elasticsearch cluster.I want to know how can check whether elastic server is running on that machine or not using java client library. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 9:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-elastic-server-is-running-or-not/5574/2 "2011-10-12T09:23:04Z")
You could start a client only node in java and use then the AdminClient to check for other instance. David 😉 Le 12 oct. 2011 à 10:10, sam [mishra.sameek@gmail.com](mailto:mishra.sameek@gmail.com) a écrit : > Hi > > I am using elasticsearch-0.16.2 running on other machine.using > TransportClient connect remotely to an elasticsearch cluster.I want to > know how can check whether elastic server is running on that machine > or not using java client library. > > Thanks ---
**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, 3:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-elastic-server-is-running-or-not/5574/3 "2017-07-06T03:52:18Z")