# Removing node in ElasticSearch where cluster awareness is enabled

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removing-node-in-elasticsearch-where-cluster-awareness-is-enabled/81013>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 3, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removing-node-in-elasticsearch-where-cluster-awareness-is-enabled/81013 "2017-04-03T14:29:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![manjukdvg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/manjukdvg/32/9544_2.png) [@manjukdvg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manjukdvg)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removing-node-in-elasticsearch-where-cluster-awareness-is-enabled/81013/1 "2017-04-03T14:29:21Z")

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I have a ES cluster created with Cluster allocation awareness enabled with 4 zones and each zone has 2 masters and 3 data nodes. I have primary shards on those zone nodes. Currently I got a requirement to remove 1 zone completely. What is the procedure to remove 1 zone completely.

What is the solution for this problem? Any help would be highly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removing-node-in-elasticsearch-where-cluster-awareness-is-enabled/81013/2 "2017-04-04T00:07:39Z")

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Do you have replicas set to cover all zones?

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**Author:** ![manjukdvg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/manjukdvg/32/9544_2.png) [@manjukdvg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manjukdvg)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removing-node-in-elasticsearch-where-cluster-awareness-is-enabled/81013/3 "2017-04-04T02:38:01Z")

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Yes each index has 5 shards and 3 replicas .

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removing-node-in-elasticsearch-where-cluster-awareness-is-enabled/81013/4 "2017-04-04T04:08:25Z")

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Ok, well you could drop a replica and then remove one zone. That should do it.

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**Author:** ![manjukdvg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/manjukdvg/32/9544_2.png) [@manjukdvg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manjukdvg)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removing-node-in-elasticsearch-where-cluster-awareness-is-enabled/81013/5 "2017-04-04T09:57:30Z")

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Thanks a lot. It's worked .

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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:** [May 2, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removing-node-in-elasticsearch-where-cluster-awareness-is-enabled/81013/6 "2017-05-02T09:57:45Z")

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