# Know status of optimize on indices **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 27, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/know-status-of-optimize-on-indices/12566 "2013-06-27T15:43:06Z")\ **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:** [June 27, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/know-status-of-optimize-on-indices/12566/1 "2013-06-27T15:43:06Z")
Hi all, Is there a way to get the status of an ongoing optimize on a index? The reason I'm asking is that I've a cluster of 2 nodes which has about 7 indices and a total of 3 trillion docs. I started the optimize query (to make max segments to 1) on all of them in parallel & it's been around 12 hours and only in 3 of the 7 indices, I can see total segments as 1. One way, I can guess it seeing the hot\_threads output where merge thread for the index will take some CPU time but other than that, is there a better way? Also, how can I make this optimize fast? I'm guessing, by increasing number of merge threads, is that right? -- 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, 2:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/know-status-of-optimize-on-indices/12566/2 "2017-07-06T02:29:12Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 2:29am UTC