# Monitoring: Elastic Data Nodes - System Load **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 25, 2017, 7:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-elastic-data-nodes-system-load/109095 "2017-11-25T07:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mruthyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mruthyu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mruthyu)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 7:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-elastic-data-nodes-system-load/109095/1 "2017-11-25T07:55:23Z")
Would like to know the acceptable System Load metrics for elasticsearch data node which is between 0.5 to 3. ---
**Author:** ![Vitaly\_il](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vitaly_il/32/130964_2.png) [@Vitaly\_il](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vitaly_il)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 9:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-elastic-data-nodes-system-load/109095/2 "2017-11-26T09:20:06Z")
It depends on number of CPUs, 3 LA is OK for a box with 4+ cores, but may indicate an issue on single-CPU system. ---
**Author:** ![mruthyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mruthyu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mruthyu)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-elastic-data-nodes-system-load/109095/3 "2017-11-27T13:55:26Z")
Thanks. I believe similar interpretation is applicable for logstash node as well. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-elastic-data-nodes-system-load/109095/4 "2017-12-25T13:55:53Z")
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