# The primary shards keep not reloacting

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-primary-shards-keep-not-reloacting/53338>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 20, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-primary-shards-keep-not-reloacting/53338 "2016-06-20T15:38:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![figo10203](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e19b73/32.png) [@figo10203](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/figo10203)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-primary-shards-keep-not-reloacting/53338/1 "2016-06-20T15:38:34Z")

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Hi, I have a es cluster which have three nodes, but now the biggest two indexes I have in the cluster just have two shards not located, see the graph, now the health is red. so how can I relocate these shards? and where are these unassigned shards saved ?

Thanks in advance!

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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 5, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-primary-shards-keep-not-reloacting/53338/2 "2017-07-05T22:42:10Z")

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