# When bulk insert docs, is this heap usage normal?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-bulk-insert-docs-is-this-heap-usage-normal/52586>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 13, 2016, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-bulk-insert-docs-is-this-heap-usage-normal/52586 "2016-06-13T09:41:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![MarvelAgent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MarvelAgent](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MarvelAgent)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-bulk-insert-docs-is-this-heap-usage-normal/52586/1 "2016-06-13T09:41:43Z")

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I am bulk insert docs into elasticsearch2.3.3 using bulk processor, when I moniter the heap usage about elasticsearch, its like this

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/3/359cc92e3bb9d5ce0290bff420639252bade542e.png)  
is this normal or I have wrong configration? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![nik9000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nik9000/32/44947_2.png) [@nik9000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nik9000)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-bulk-insert-docs-is-this-heap-usage-normal/52586/2 "2016-06-13T12:39:51Z")

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That pattern is normal in heap usage for all Java apps. It is a fairly  
healthy shape.

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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, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-bulk-insert-docs-is-this-heap-usage-normal/52586/3 "2017-07-05T22:44:20Z")

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