# How to fix shard delay when index is created in rebalancing?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-shard-delay-when-index-is-created-in-rebalancing/82527>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 17, 2017, 5:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-shard-delay-when-index-is-created-in-rebalancing/82527 "2017-04-17T05:55:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![ABChocolate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@ABChocolate](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ABChocolate)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 5:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-shard-delay-when-index-is-created-in-rebalancing/82527/1 "2017-04-17T05:55:11Z")

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Shard routing is delayed when index is created during rebalancing.

Is there a way to solve this problem?

If not, is index creation not possible until the entire shard is redistributed?

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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:** [April 17, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-shard-delay-when-index-is-created-in-rebalancing/82527/2 "2017-04-17T06:07:27Z")

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It's not clear to me what you're asking here, do you mind clarify it it?

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**Author:** ![ABChocolate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@ABChocolate](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ABChocolate)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-shard-delay-when-index-is-created-in-rebalancing/82527/3 "2017-04-17T06:19:51Z")

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New indexes can't be created when a new node comes in and is rebalanced.

Do I have to wait until rebalancing is over?

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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:** [April 17, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-shard-delay-when-index-is-created-in-rebalancing/82527/4 "2017-04-17T06:20:28Z")

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> [@ABChocolate](#):
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> New indexes can't be created when a new node comes in and is rebalanced.

Yes they can, there's nothing that stops this.

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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:** [May 15, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-shard-delay-when-index-is-created-in-rebalancing/82527/5 "2017-05-15T06:20:34Z")

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Closed on May 15, 2017, 6:20am UTC

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