# Shards failed in Network screen

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-failed-in-network-screen/252774>\
**Category:** Endpoint Security\
**Created:** [October 21, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-failed-in-network-screen/252774 "2020-10-21T06:02:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frank\_Hassanabad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/frank_hassanabad/32/49255_2.png) [@Frank\_Hassanabad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Frank_Hassanabad)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-failed-in-network-screen/252774/2 "2020-10-21T14:47:08Z")

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Does this thread help?

> [@The shard cannot be allocated to the same node on which a copy of the shard already exists](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-shard-cannot-be-allocated-to-the-same-node-on-which-a-copy-of-the-shard-already-exists/233133/2):
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> This is a replica, but you only have one node, so of course no replicas can be allocated. You should set number\_of\_replicas: 0 on all your indices.

I think you have only one node which is why it's yellow to start with. If you only want one node I think the advice on there should fix you up here.

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