# Rally cannot start

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rally-cannot-start/209233>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** rally\
**Created:** [November 25, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rally-cannot-start/209233 "2019-11-25T06:59:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vishal\_viswanathan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vishal_viswanathan/32/58251_2.png) [@vishal\_viswanathan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishal_viswanathan)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rally-cannot-start/209233/1 "2019-11-25T06:59:41Z")

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Hi,  
I am not able to start the rally using below

File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 366, in run  
pipeline(cfg)  
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 78, in **call**  
self.target(cfg)  
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 302, in benchmark\_only  
return race(cfg, external=True)  
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 254, in race  
raise exceptions.RallyError(result.message, result.cause)  
esrally.exceptions.RallyError: ('Could not launch cluster', Elasticsearch REST API layer is not available. Forcefully terminated cluster.)

can someone please help it?

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**Author:** ![dliappis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dliappis/32/56174_2.png) [@dliappis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dliappis)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rally-cannot-start/209233/2 "2019-11-25T11:24:31Z")

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Duplicate of [Elasticsearch REST API layer is not available. Forcefully terminated cluster](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-rest-api-layer-is-not-available-forcefully-terminated-cluster/209239)

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**Author:** ![dliappis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dliappis/32/56174_2.png) [@dliappis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dliappis)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rally-cannot-start/209233/3 "2019-11-25T11:24:41Z")

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