Unlimited shards per node
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ECH
Generally available
ECK
Generally available
ECE
Generally available
Self-managed
Generally available
Retired. Unlimited cluster.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node (-1) is the Elasticsearch default and is intentional for rebalancing.
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Component | Elasticsearch |
| Severity | Medium |
| Scope | Cluster |
| Domains | configuration, shard-allocation, stability |
The following is an example of what you might see when this insight is triggered. Real insights use live data and links from your deployment or cluster.
Total shards per node is configured to -1 that is, unlimited
No recommendations are linked to this insight.
Retired. Do not recommend setting a proactive finite hard cap solely because the setting is unlimited.