# Need help in recovering indices **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 28, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-recovering-indices/9860 "2012-11-28T10:40:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@ajan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-recovering-indices/9860/1 "2012-11-28T10:40:15Z")
When I restarted ES node it indicates these errors, how do I recover these indices [2012-11-28 05:34:41,626][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [alert][2]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] [2012-11-28 05:34:41,626][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [managedobject][4]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] [2012-11-28 05:34:41,626][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [alert][1]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] [2012-11-28 05:34:41,626][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [alert][4]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] [2012-11-28 05:34:41,626][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [alert][3]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] [2012-11-28 05:34:41,627][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [group][2]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] [2012-11-28 05:34:41,627][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [group][0]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] [2012-11-28 05:34:41,627][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [managedobject][3]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] [2012-11-28 05:34:41,627][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [managedobject][2]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] [2012-11-28 05:34:41,627][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] [alert][0]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], required\_number [2] -- ---
**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-recovering-indices/9860/2 "2012-11-28T10:44:59Z")
Hi Ajan On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 02:40 -0800, ajan wrote: > When I restarted ES node it indicates these errors, how do I recover > these indices > > [2012-11-28 05:34:41,626][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] > [alert][2]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], > required\_number [2] Start another node clint -- ---
**Author:** ![ajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@ajan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-recovering-indices/9860/3 "2012-11-28T10:56:37Z")
another node on the same machine? On Nov 28, 3:44 pm, Clinton Gormley [cl...@traveljury.com](mailto:cl...@traveljury.com) wrote: > Hi Ajan > > On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 02:40 -0800, ajan wrote: > > > When I restarted ES node it indicates these errors, how do I recover > > these indices > > > [2012-11-28 05:34:41,626][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] > > [alert][2]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], > > required\_number [2] > > Start another node > > clint -- ---
**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 11:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-recovering-indices/9860/4 "2012-11-28T11:04:04Z")
On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 02:56 -0800, ajan wrote: > another node on the same machine? It could be on the same machine, but it just needs a second node in the cluster. Or check your config - something in there is saying "I need at least two nodes to recover" clint > On Nov 28, 3:44 pm, Clinton Gormley [cl...@traveljury.com](mailto:cl...@traveljury.com) wrote: > > > Hi Ajan > > > > On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 02:40 -0800, ajan wrote: > > > > > When I restarted ES node it indicates these errors, how do I recover > > > these indices > > > > > [2012-11-28 05:34:41,626][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] > > > [alert][2]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], > > > required\_number [2] > > > > Start another node > > > > clint -- ---
**Author:** ![ajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@ajan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-recovering-indices/9860/5 "2012-11-28T11:38:06Z")
Great, thanks it worked. It looks like the order to start cluster nodes is important. On Nov 28, 4:04 pm, Clinton Gormley [cl...@traveljury.com](mailto:cl...@traveljury.com) wrote: > On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 02:56 -0800, ajan wrote: > > > another node on the same machine? > > It could be on the same machine, but it just needs a second node in the > cluster. > > Or check your config - something in there is saying "I need at least two > nodes to recover" > > clint > > > On Nov 28, 3:44 pm, Clinton Gormley [cl...@traveljury.com](mailto:cl...@traveljury.com) wrote: > > > > > Hi Ajan > > > > On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 02:40 -0800, ajan wrote: > > > > > > > When I restarted ES node it indicates these errors, how do I recover > > > > these indices > > > > > [2012-11-28 05:34:41,626][DEBUG][gateway.local] [Rasputin, Mikhail] > > > > [alert][2]: not allocating, number\_of\_allocated\_shards\_found [1], > > > > required\_number [2] > > > > Start another node > > > > clint -- ---
**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, 3:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-recovering-indices/9860/6 "2017-07-06T03:02:28Z")