# Refresh and flush time reference in the cluster or in the node or in the index or in the other? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 2, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/refresh-and-flush-time-reference-in-the-cluster-or-in-the-node-or-in-the-index-or-in-the-other/19563 "2014-09-02T01:43:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fiefdx\_yang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@fiefdx\_yang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fiefdx_yang)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/refresh-and-flush-time-reference-in-the-cluster-or-in-the-node-or-in-the-index-or-in-the-other/19563/1 "2014-09-02T01:43:31Z")
I know ES execute refresh every second at the default configuration. I know ES execute flush every 30 minutes or trigger by translog at the default configuration. But I do not know who give the time reference and it is what level in the ES framework？ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/f99fa4d9-c72a-468b-9dac-8e15ea1297ab%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/f99fa4d9-c72a-468b-9dac-8e15ea1297ab%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 1:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/refresh-and-flush-time-reference-in-the-cluster-or-in-the-node-or-in-the-index-or-in-the-other/19563/2 "2017-07-06T01:05:03Z")