# Unable to change JVM heap file in Elastic search 5.4.0

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-change-jvm-heap-file-in-elastic-search-5-4-0/315186>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 26, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-change-jvm-heap-file-in-elastic-search-5-4-0/315186 "2022-09-26T15:33:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![TharinduK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TharinduK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TharinduK)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-change-jvm-heap-file-in-elastic-search-5-4-0/315186/1 "2022-09-26T15:33:33Z")

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7 GB memory - 3.5 GB JVM heap file  
Indices - 62  
Primary Shared 222  
Replica Shared 157

We have been tried to change jvm.option file in /etc/elasticsearch but it is not reflecting in Kibana dashboard.

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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:** [October 24, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-change-jvm-heap-file-in-elastic-search-5-4-0/315186/2 "2022-10-24T15:34:03Z")

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