# Memory usage is at extreme high level

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memory-usage-is-at-extreme-high-level/198085>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [September 4, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memory-usage-is-at-extreme-high-level/198085 "2019-09-04T17:35:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Madden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_madden/32/46640_2.png) [@Michael\_Madden](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Madden)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memory-usage-is-at-extreme-high-level/198085/2 "2019-09-04T18:33:22Z")

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Hello,

Thanks for reaching about memory usage of metricbeat. Which version of metricbeat are you running? I found a similar post that details memory issues on 7.1.x releases. The issue in the original post looks like it was fixed with the 7.2.x release.

> [@Unusually high Metricbeat memory usage](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unusually-high-metricbeat-memory-usage/184621):
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> I have metricbeat installed on a Windows Server 2016 Datacenter server that also has an Elasticsearch node. I also have metricbeat installed on a Windows Server 2012 Standard server with an Elasticsearch node as well in the same Elasticsearch cluster as the 2016 server. Both on Elastic Stack 7.1.1. Only the system module is enabled and configured identically on both servers: # Module: system # Docs: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/7.1/metricbeat-module-system.html - module:…

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