# RemoteException "Failed to index an event, will retry"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remoteexception-failed-to-index-an-event-will-retry/13615>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 16, 2013, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remoteexception-failed-to-index-an-event-will-retry/13615 "2013-09-16T09:22:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cwikman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@cwikman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cwikman)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remoteexception-failed-to-index-an-event-will-retry/13615/1 "2013-09-16T09:22:12Z")

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Hi,

We are using Logstash to feed a clustered ES with log data. Everything works fine, but for a specific log file we are getting hammered with "RemoteTransportException" exceptions in the logstash log, e.g.

{:timestamp=\>"2013-09-13T09:13:30.445000+0200", :message=\>"Failed to index an event, will retry", :exception=\>org.elasticsearch.transport.RemoteTransportException: [Strong Guy][inet[/164.135.126.246:9300]][index],

Any ideas why this happens? Or how we can find out what is causing the error? The ES status is green and no errors in the ES logs

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**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, 2:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remoteexception-failed-to-index-an-event-will-retry/13615/2 "2017-07-06T02:16:23Z")

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