# Indexing is very slow after a node is down in a cluster **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 5, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-is-very-slow-after-a-node-is-down-in-a-cluster/20585 "2014-11-05T17:18:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Praveen\_Kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce73a5/32.png) [@Praveen\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Praveen_Kumar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-is-very-slow-after-a-node-is-down-in-a-cluster/20585/1 "2014-11-05T17:18:53Z")
Hi Guys, I am new to elastic search and using mostly default settings. We had a cluster failure and after rebalancing the speed was very slow, often resulting in timeouts. When the cluster returned, the speed went back to normal. Is this just an inevitable consequence of losing a cluster, or should speeds be comparable to before the failure after rebalance? Do we need to change any settings which can improve the performance in this scenario? -- 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). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/89ba95c6-9c15-4dbc-a56f-d10b025da0da%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/89ba95c6-9c15-4dbc-a56f-d10b025da0da%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-is-very-slow-after-a-node-is-down-in-a-cluster/20585/2 "2017-07-06T00:52:00Z")