# Logstash file output - persisted queue option?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-output-persisted-queue-option/132233
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [May 17, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-output-persisted-queue-option/132233 "2018-05-17T00:56:53Z")
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### Author:  [@bloke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bloke)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-output-persisted-queue-option/132233/1 "2018-05-17T00:56:53Z")
Hi,
I am wondering, currently I have logstash writing file output and doing ES like such
```
output {
if (([type] =~ /^srx$/) and ("noelastic" not in [tags])) {
elasticsearch
{
hosts => ["hosts:9200"]
index => "srx-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
}
}
if ([type] =~ /^srx$/) and ("nosavelogs" not in [tags]) {
file {
path => "/logstash-data/nfs-service/srx/%{host}-%{+YYYY-MM-dd}.txt"
codec => line { format => "%{message}" }
}
}
}
```
If my NFS (purestorage flashblade) service malfunctions logstash restarts and will recreate the file structure and files on the local disk.
Is there a way to instruct logstash that if file output is obstructed or blocked to fallback to logstashes persisted queuing? this would be preferable for me as i have already designed adequate PQ disk space to be available across a number of LS servers.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-file-output-persisted-queue-option/132233/2 "2018-06-14T00:56:57Z")
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