# Unallocated shards with empty nodes **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 12, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unallocated-shards-with-empty-nodes/19236 "2014-08-12T15:47:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Christopher\_Ambler\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@Christopher\_Ambler\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christopher_Ambler_2)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unallocated-shards-with-empty-nodes/19236/1 "2014-08-12T15:47:27Z")
[https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-adNxVo3OpSc/U-o2sO7TcMI/AAAAAAAABJ4/woxOBumFC80/s1600/head.png](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-adNxVo3OpSc/U-o2sO7TcMI/AAAAAAAABJ4/woxOBumFC80/s1600/head.png) As you can see by the image snapped from 'head,' I have unallocated shards while a couple of nodes are empty. This happened when I recycled some nodes. The last two indexes are freshly-created and look good. (5 shards, 5 replicas + master). Nothing I do gets those unallocated shards back on a node. Anyone have a clue as to what I'm doing wrong? -- 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/7936bcbf-a1f6-421a-9935-4618e056daf2%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7936bcbf-a1f6-421a-9935-4618e056daf2%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Christopher\_Ambler\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@Christopher\_Ambler\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christopher_Ambler_2)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unallocated-shards-with-empty-nodes/19236/2 "2014-08-12T21:51:42Z")
To add a little more information, the six nodes are broken up into three groups. The first two have node.zone: first, the second are node.zone: second and the third are node.zone: third. I also have "cluster.routing.allocation.awareness.attributes: zone" in my config. So as you can see, the empty nodes are the two that are "node.zone: second" in their config file. Could this be involved? -- 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/452f4419-265b-4e37-aaeb-094031914bc3%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/452f4419-265b-4e37-aaeb-094031914bc3%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Christopher\_Ambler\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@Christopher\_Ambler\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christopher_Ambler_2)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unallocated-shards-with-empty-nodes/19236/3 "2014-08-13T15:20:01Z")
Nobody? I've seen many people posting with similar issues - has nobody encountered this? Anyone from ES care to comment? -- 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/92917452-a079-45fe-9f34-a200a855c8f6%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/92917452-a079-45fe-9f34-a200a855c8f6%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unallocated-shards-with-empty-nodes/19236/4 "2017-07-06T01:08:52Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 1:08am UTC