# Shard stayed in initializing state for long time

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-stayed-in-initializing-state-for-long-time/10612>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 4, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-stayed-in-initializing-state-for-long-time/10612 "2013-02-04T02:44:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dong\_Aihua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dong_aihua/32/2413_2.png) [@Dong\_Aihua](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dong_Aihua)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-stayed-in-initializing-state-for-long-time/10612/1 "2013-02-04T02:44:37Z")

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Hi, all:  
In our ES cluster, we found some shards are staying in intializing state  
for long time even if these shards size is 0b. It made our cluster can't  
become to green.  
Does anyone know how to let such shards started?  
Thank you very much!

-Regards-  
-Jackie-

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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, 2:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-stayed-in-initializing-state-for-long-time/10612/2 "2017-07-06T02:53:13Z")

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