# I keep getting cluster health status of Yellow **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 29, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-keep-getting-cluster-health-status-of-yellow/3049 "2010-06-29T01:04:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Samuel\_Doyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Samuel\_Doyle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Samuel_Doyle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-keep-getting-cluster-health-status-of-yellow/3049/1 "2010-06-29T01:04:49Z")
So today is the first day I started testing with the cluster health api and I am constantly getting yellow which based on the documentation indicates replicas have not been allocated. My build is from master and I'm testing with one local instance running. Any ideas on what could be causing this? ## My config is pretty basic: cluster: name: Test node: data: true http: enabled: true gateway: type: fs fs: location: /tmp/elasticsearch/data/cluster index : number\_of\_shards : 5 number\_of\_replicas : 4 analysis : analyzer : standard : type : standard store: type: memory memory: cache\_size: 100m buffer\_size: 10k Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Harvey\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_harvey_2/32/3328_2.png) [@Andrew\_Harvey\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Harvey_2)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-keep-getting-cluster-health-status-of-yellow/3049/2 "2010-06-29T01:06:53Z")
Here's my understanding: If you don't have enough machines to host all your replicas, then yes, your status will be yellow. You'd need 5 running instances to be green. Andrew On 29/06/2010, at 11:04 AM, Samuel Doyle wrote: So today is the first day I started testing with the cluster health api and I am constantly getting yellow which based on the documentation indicates replicas have not been allocated. My build is from master and I'm testing with one local instance running. Any ideas on what could be causing this? ## My config is pretty basic: cluster: name: Test node: data: true http: enabled: true gateway: type: fs fs: location: /tmp/elasticsearch/data/cluster index : number\_of\_shards : 5 number\_of\_replicas : 4 analysis : analyzer : standard : type : standard store: type: memory memory: cache\_size: 100m buffer\_size: 10k Thanks Click here[https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg==](https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg==) to report this email as spam. Andrew Harvey / Developer lexer m/ t/ +61 2 9019 6379 w/ [http://lexer.com.au](http://lexer.com.au) Help put an end to whaling. Visit www.givewhalesavoice.com.au[http://www.givewhalesavoice.com.au/](http://www.givewhalesavoice.com.au/) * * * Please consider the environment before printing this email This email transmission is confidential and intended solely for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or disseminate the information, or take any action in relation to it and please delete this e-mail. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the send specifically states them to be the views of any organisation or employer. If you have received this message in error, do not open any attachment but please notify the sender (above). This message has been checked for all known viruses powered by McAfee. For further information visit [http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat\_center/default.asp](http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/default.asp) Please rely on your own virus check as no responsibility is taken by the sender for any damage rising out of any virus infection this communication may contain. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. [www.websense.com](http://www.websense.com) ---
**Author:** ![Samuel\_Doyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Samuel\_Doyle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Samuel_Doyle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-keep-getting-cluster-health-status-of-yellow/3049/3 "2010-06-29T01:17:55Z")
Ah I see, thanks for the info. S.D. On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Andrew Harvey [Andrew.Harvey@lexer.com.au](mailto:Andrew.Harvey@lexer.com.au)wrote: > Here's my understanding: > > If you don't have enough machines to host all your replicas, then yes, your > status will be yellow. > > You'd need 5 running instances to be green. > > Andrew > > On 29/06/2010, at 11:04 AM, Samuel Doyle wrote: > > So today is the first day I started testing with the cluster health api and > I am constantly getting yellow which based on the documentation indicates > replicas have not been allocated. > My build is from master and I'm testing with one local instance running. > Any ideas on what could be causing this? > > ## My config is pretty basic: > > cluster: > name: Test > > node: > data: true > > http: > enabled: true > > gateway: > type: fs > fs: > location: /tmp/elasticsearch/data/cluster > index : > number\_of\_shards : 5 > number\_of\_replicas : 4 > analysis : > analyzer : > standard : > type : standard > > store: > type: memory > memory: > cache\_size: 100m > buffer\_size: 10k > > Thanks > > Click here [https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg==](https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg==) to > report this email as spam. > > Andrew Harvey / Developer _lexer_ > > _m/__t/_ +61 2 9019 6379 _w/_[http://lexer.com.au](http://lexer.com.au) > > ## Help put an end to whaling. Visit www.givewhalesavoice.com.au > > Please consider the environment before printing this email > This email transmission is confidential and intended solely for the person > or organisation to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended > recipient, you must not copy, distribute or disseminate the information, or > take any action in relation to it and please delete this e-mail. Any views > expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where > the send specifically states them to be the views of any organisation or > employer. If you have received this message in error, do not open any > attachment but please notify the sender (above). This message has been > checked for all known viruses powered by McAfee. > > For further information visit > [Advanced Research Center | Trellix](http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/default.asp) > Please rely on your own virus check as no responsibility is taken by the > sender for any damage rising out of any virus infection this communication > may contain. > > This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. [www.websense.com](http://www.websense.com) ---
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Actually, the shard allocation mechanism does not allocate a shard and its replica on the same node, though it does allocate different shards on the same node. So, you will need two nodes to get cluster state of green. -shay.banon On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 4:17 AM, Samuel Doyle [samueldoyle@gmail.com](mailto:samueldoyle@gmail.com) wrote: > Ah I see, thanks for the info. > > S.D. > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Andrew Harvey \ > > wrote: > > > Here's my understanding: > > > > If you don't have enough machines to host all your replicas, then yes, > > your status will be yellow. > > > > You'd need 5 running instances to be green. > > > > Andrew > > > > On 29/06/2010, at 11:04 AM, Samuel Doyle wrote: > > > > So today is the first day I started testing with the cluster health api > > and I am constantly getting yellow which based on the documentation > > indicates replicas have not been allocated. > > My build is from master and I'm testing with one local instance running. > > Any ideas on what could be causing this? > > > > ## My config is pretty basic: > > > > cluster: > > name: Test > > > > node: > > data: true > > > > http: > > enabled: true > > > > gateway: > > type: fs > > fs: > > location: /tmp/elasticsearch/data/cluster > > index : > > number\_of\_shards : 5 > > number\_of\_replicas : 4 > > analysis : > > analyzer : > > standard : > > type : standard > > > > store: > > type: memory > > memory: > > cache\_size: 100m > > buffer\_size: 10k > > > > Thanks > > > > Click here [https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg==](https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg==) to > > report this email as spam. > > > > Andrew Harvey / Developer _lexer_ > > > > _m/__t/_ +61 2 9019 6379 _w/_[http://lexer.com.au](http://lexer.com.au) > > > > ## Help put an end to whaling. Visit www.givewhalesavoice.com.au > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this email > > This email transmission is confidential and intended solely for the person > > or organisation to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended > > recipient, you must not copy, distribute or disseminate the information, or > > take any action in relation to it and please delete this e-mail. Any views > > expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where > > the send specifically states them to be the views of any organisation or > > employer. If you have received this message in error, do not open any > > attachment but please notify the sender (above). This message has been > > checked for all known viruses powered by McAfee. > > > > For further information visit > > [Advanced Research Center | Trellix](http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/default.asp) > > Please rely on your own virus check as no responsibility is taken by the > > sender for any damage rising out of any virus infection this communication > > may contain. > > > > This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. [www.websense.com](http://www.websense.com) ---
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