# Shards are unassigned allocation\_failed

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-are-unassigned-allocation-failed/146624>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-are-unassigned-allocation-failed/146624 "2018-08-30T06:23:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![siva1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@siva1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/siva1)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-are-unassigned-allocation-failed/146624/1 "2018-08-30T06:23:25Z")

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Hi all,  
I am using ELK stack (single ES) and working with swarm mode, how i need to take backup old data and assigned new shards for new nodes in swarm. Can some one can help me. How to do this?

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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:** [September 27, 2018, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-are-unassigned-allocation-failed/146624/2 "2018-09-27T06:23:26Z")

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