# Replica shards are not involving while searching

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/replica-shards-are-not-involving-while-searching/203688>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 15, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/replica-shards-are-not-involving-while-searching/203688 "2019-10-15T15:40:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/replica-shards-are-not-involving-while-searching/203688/3 "2019-10-16T11:22:53Z")

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Read [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21) and specifically the "Also be patient" part.

It's fine to answer on your own thread after 2 or 3 days (not including weekends) if you don't have an answer.

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