# Shards stuck on initialising **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 3, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-stuck-on-initialising/19608 "2014-09-03T21:56:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eistconn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@eistconn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eistconn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-stuck-on-initialising/19608/1 "2014-09-03T21:56:49Z")
I have a two node cluster and after restarting them the cluster does not assign all the shards. On both nodes: elasticsearch 1.0.1 $ java -version java version "1.7.0\_55" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.7) (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.04.2) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode) Cluster health: { "cluster\_name" : "elastic\_bwn", "status" : "yellow", "timed\_out" : false, "number\_of\_nodes" : 2, "number\_of\_data\_nodes" : 2, "active\_primary\_shards" : 540, "active\_shards" : 607, "relocating\_shards" : 0, "initializing\_shards" : 2, "unassigned\_shards" : 471 } I am very new to elastic search, and even though I have Googled through similar problems and search in this group, I haven't found an answer. Any help much appreciated. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-stuck-on-initialising/19608/2 "2014-09-03T22:46:52Z")
If it's a replica, which it appears to be, then just drop the replicas on the problem index to 0 and then readd them. This is a quick and dirty fix, I'm not sure if there is a way to recover the underlying shard as it. Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 4 September 2014 07:56, eistconn [david.mantock@gmail.com](mailto:david.mantock@gmail.com) wrote: > I have a two node cluster and after restarting them the cluster does not > assign all the shards. > > On both nodes: > elasticsearch 1.0.1 > $ java -version > java version "1.7.0\_55" > OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.7) (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.04.2) > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode) > > Cluster health: > { > "cluster\_name" : "elastic\_bwn", > "status" : "yellow", > "timed\_out" : false, > "number\_of\_nodes" : 2, > "number\_of\_data\_nodes" : 2, > "active\_primary\_shards" : 540, > "active\_shards" : 607, > "relocating\_shards" : 0, > "initializing\_shards" : 2, > "unassigned\_shards" : 471 > } > > I am very new to Elasticsearch, and even though I have Googled through > similar problems and search in this group, I haven't found an answer. > > Any help much appreciated. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624ZXctNzZJiVyRchhM-46%2BcHnHQG7npo72db2t3uMu\_0yA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624ZXctNzZJiVyRchhM-46%2BcHnHQG7npo72db2t3uMu_0yA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![eistconn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@eistconn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eistconn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-stuck-on-initialising/19608/3 "2014-09-03T22:58:05Z")
I have been searching around on how to do that, but firstly how can you tell which is the problem index? Or is there an easy way to drop all replicas - can you use wildcard for indexes: curl -XPUT 'localhost:9200/logstash-\*/\_settings' -d ' { "index" : { "number\_of\_replicas" : 0 } } On Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:47:38 UTC+2, Mark Walkom wrote: > If it's a replica, which it appears to be, then just drop the replicas on > the problem index to 0 and then readd them. > This is a quick and dirty fix, I'm not sure if there is a way to recover > the underlying shard as it. > > Regards, > Mark Walkom > > Infrastructure Engineer > Campaign Monitor > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) \ > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > On 4 September 2014 07:56, eistconn \<[david....@gmail.com](mailto:david....@gmail.com) \\> > wrote: > > > I have a two node cluster and after restarting them the cluster does not > > assign all the shards. > > > > On both nodes: > > elasticsearch 1.0.1 > > $ java -version > > java version "1.7.0\_55" > > OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.7) > > (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.04.2) > > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode) > > > > Cluster health: > > { > > "cluster\_name" : "elastic\_bwn", > > "status" : "yellow", > > "timed\_out" : false, > > "number\_of\_nodes" : 2, > > "number\_of\_data\_nodes" : 2, > > "active\_primary\_shards" : 540, > > "active\_shards" : 607, > > "relocating\_shards" : 0, > > "initializing\_shards" : 2, > > "unassigned\_shards" : 471 > > } > > > > I am very new to Elasticsearch, and even though I have Googled through > > similar problems and search in this group, I haven't found an answer. > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![andrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@andrew](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrew)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-stuck-on-initialising/19608/4 "2014-09-03T23:01:16Z")
This may give you some insight into what is going on: curl -XGET 'localhost:9200/\_cat/recovery?v'. On Sep 3, 2014, at 3:58 PM, eistconn [david.mantock@gmail.com](mailto:david.mantock@gmail.com) wrote: > I have been searching around on how to do that, but firstly how can you tell which is the problem index? > > Or is there an easy way to drop all replicas - can you use wildcard for indexes: > > curl -XPUT 'localhost:9200/logstash-\*/\_settings' -d ' > { > "index" : { > "number\_of\_replicas" : 0 > } } > > On Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:47:38 UTC+2, Mark Walkom wrote: > If it's a replica, which it appears to be, then just drop the replicas on the problem index to 0 and then readd them. > This is a quick and dirty fix, I'm not sure if there is a way to recover the underlying shard as it. > > Regards, > Mark Walkom > > Infrastructure Engineer > Campaign Monitor > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > On 4 September 2014 07:56, eistconn [david....@gmail.com](mailto:david....@gmail.com) wrote: > I have a two node cluster and after restarting them the cluster does not assign all the shards. > > On both nodes: > elasticsearch 1.0.1 > $ java -version > java version "1.7.0\_55" > OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.7) (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.04.2) > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode) > > Cluster health: > { > "cluster\_name" : "elastic\_bwn", > "status" : "yellow", > "timed\_out" : false, > "number\_of\_nodes" : 2, > "number\_of\_data\_nodes" : 2, > "active\_primary\_shards" : 540, > "active\_shards" : 607, > "relocating\_shards" : 0, > "initializing\_shards" : 2, > "unassigned\_shards" : 471 > } > > I am very new to Elasticsearch, and even though I have Googled through similar problems and search in this group, I haven't found an answer. > > Any help much appreciated. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/51A07A6A-C62B-4A5E-B861-D2F60227FFEF%40elasticsearch.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/51A07A6A-C62B-4A5E-B861-D2F60227FFEF%40elasticsearch.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-stuck-on-initialising/19608/5 "2014-09-03T23:02:48Z")
Yes you can use wildcards. The easiest way to tell would be to use the cat APIs, eg \_cat/shards?v Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 4 September 2014 08:58, eistconn [david.mantock@gmail.com](mailto:david.mantock@gmail.com) wrote: > I have been searching around on how to do that, but firstly how can you > tell which is the problem index? > > Or is there an easy way to drop all replicas - can you use wildcard for > indexes: > > curl -XPUT 'localhost:9200/logstash-\*/\_settings' -d ' > { > "index" : { > > ``` > "number_of_replicas" : 0 > > } } > > ``` > > On Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:47:38 UTC+2, Mark Walkom wrote: > > > If it's a replica, which it appears to be, then just drop the replicas on > > the problem index to 0 and then readd them. > > This is a quick and dirty fix, I'm not sure if there is a way to recover > > the underlying shard as it. > > > > Regards, > > Mark Walkom > > > > Infrastructure Engineer > > Campaign Monitor > > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) > > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > > > On 4 September 2014 07:56, eistconn [david....@gmail.com](mailto:david....@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > I have a two node cluster and after restarting them the cluster does not > > > assign all the shards. > > > > > > On both nodes: > > > elasticsearch 1.0.1 > > > $ java -version > > > java version "1.7.0\_55" > > > OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.7) (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.04. > > > 2) > > > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode) > > > > > > Cluster health: > > > { > > > "cluster\_name" : "elastic\_bwn", > > > "status" : "yellow", > > > "timed\_out" : false, > > > "number\_of\_nodes" : 2, > > > "number\_of\_data\_nodes" : 2, > > > "active\_primary\_shards" : 540, > > > "active\_shards" : 607, > > > "relocating\_shards" : 0, > > > "initializing\_shards" : 2, > > > "unassigned\_shards" : 471 > > > } > > > > > > I am very new to Elasticsearch, and even though I have Googled through > > > similar problems and search in this group, I haven't found an answer. > > > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412% > > > [40googlegroups.com](http://40googlegroups.com) > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > . > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624Zo%2BV%3Dutx2LA6WoHgHcjqrhGdy9njEOvrbaj9%3Db5pU%3DEw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624Zo%2BV%3Dutx2LA6WoHgHcjqrhGdy9njEOvrbaj9%3Db5pU%3DEw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![eistconn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@eistconn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eistconn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-stuck-on-initialising/19608/6 "2014-09-03T23:22:13Z")
Just did this: curl -XPUT 'localhost:9200/\_settings' -d ' {"index.routing.allocation.disable\_allocation": false}' Seems to have done the trick. Shards are now being assigned. On Thursday, 4 September 2014 01:03:15 UTC+2, Mark Walkom wrote: > Yes you can use wildcards. > > The easiest way to tell would be to use the cat APIs, eg \_cat/shards?v > > Regards, > Mark Walkom > > Infrastructure Engineer > Campaign Monitor > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) \ > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > On 4 September 2014 08:58, eistconn \<[david....@gmail.com](mailto:david....@gmail.com) \\> > wrote: > > > I have been searching around on how to do that, but firstly how can you > > tell which is the problem index? > > > > Or is there an easy way to drop all replicas - can you use wildcard for > > indexes: > > > > curl -XPUT 'localhost:9200/logstash-\*/\_settings' -d ' > > > > { > > "index" : { > > > > ``` > > "number_of_replicas" : 0 > > > > } } > > > > ``` > > > > On Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:47:38 UTC+2, Mark Walkom wrote: > > > > > If it's a replica, which it appears to be, then just drop the replicas > > > on the problem index to 0 and then readd them. > > > This is a quick and dirty fix, I'm not sure if there is a way to recover > > > the underlying shard as it. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Mark Walkom > > > > > > Infrastructure Engineer > > > Campaign Monitor > > > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) > > > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > > > > > On 4 September 2014 07:56, eistconn [david....@gmail.com](mailto:david....@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > I have a two node cluster and after restarting them the cluster does > > > > not assign all the shards. > > > > > > > > On both nodes: > > > > elasticsearch 1.0.1 > > > > $ java -version > > > > java version "1.7.0\_55" > > > > OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.7) > > > > (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.04.2) > > > > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode) > > > > > > > > Cluster health: > > > > { > > > > "cluster\_name" : "elastic\_bwn", > > > > "status" : "yellow", > > > > "timed\_out" : false, > > > > "number\_of\_nodes" : 2, > > > > "number\_of\_data\_nodes" : 2, > > > > "active\_primary\_shards" : 540, > > > > "active\_shards" : 607, > > > > "relocating\_shards" : 0, > > > > "initializing\_shards" : 2, > > > > "unassigned\_shards" : 471 > > > > } > > > > > > > > I am very new to Elasticsearch, and even though I have Googled through > > > > similar problems and search in this group, I haven't found an answer. > > > > > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > > msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412% > > > > [40googlegroups.com](http://40googlegroups.com) > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8f257a81-5f16-4e7c-b0bb-9a580a198412%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "elasticsearch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com) > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a25b48fc-b6fb-45bb-841a-720a0fd65e86%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > . > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. 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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:** [September 3, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-stuck-on-initialising/19608/7 "2014-09-03T23:27:56Z")
Oh right, yeah that'd fix it too 😛 Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 4 September 2014 09:22, eistconn [david.mantock@gmail.com](mailto:david.mantock@gmail.com) wrote: > Just did this: > > curl -XPUT 'localhost:9200/\_settings' -d ' {"index.routing.allocation.disable\_allocation": false}' > > Seems to have done the trick. Shards are now being assigned. > > On Thursday, 4 September 2014 01:03:15 UTC+2, Mark Walkom wrote: > > > Yes you can use wildcards. > > > > The easiest way to tell would be to use the cat APIs, eg \_cat/shards?v > > > > Regards, > > Mark Walkom > > > > Infrastructure Engineer > > Campaign Monitor > > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) > > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > > > On 4 September 2014 08:58, eistconn [david....@gmail.com](mailto:david....@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > I have been searching around on how to do that, but firstly how can > > > you tell which is the problem index? > > > > > > Or is there an easy way to drop all replicas - can you use wildcard for > > > indexes: > > > > > > curl -XPUT 'localhost:9200/logstash-\*/\_settings' -d ' > > > > > > { > > > "index" : { > > > > > > ``` > > > "number_of_replicas" : 0 > > > > > > } } > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > On Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:47:38 UTC+2, Mark Walkom wrote: > > > > > > > If it's a replica, which it appears to be, then just drop the replicas > > > > on the problem index to 0 and then readd them. > > > > This is a quick and dirty fix, I'm not sure if there is a way to > > > > recover the underlying shard as it. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Mark Walkom > > > > > > > > Infrastructure Engineer > > > > Campaign Monitor > > > > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) > > > > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > > > > > > > On 4 September 2014 07:56, eistconn [david....@gmail.com](mailto:david....@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have a two node cluster and after restarting them the cluster does > > > > > not assign all the shards. > > > > > > > > > > On both nodes: > > > > > elasticsearch 1.0.1 > > > > > $ java -version > > > > > java version "1.7.0\_55" > > > > > OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.7) > > > > > (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.04.2) > > > > > 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**Author:** ![Malini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Malini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Malini)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shards-stuck-on-initialising/19608/8 "2015-09-09T23:57:53Z")
I have 3 node cluster with two replicas. Our cluster was running fine and I had to restart elasticsearch. After the restart I am saw 2 unassigned shards. So I ran the following command curl -XPUT 'localhost:9200/\_settings' \ -d '{"index.routing.allocation.disable\_allocation": false}' which assigned all the shards. What does that command mean? Should I do this if I see unassigned shards? Would this have any affect on future indicies etc? Thanks -Malini ---
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