////////////////////////// [source,console] -------------------------------------------------- PUT my-index-000001 { "settings": { "index.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node": "1" } } -------------------------------------------------- // TESTSETUP [source,console] -------------------------------------------------- DELETE my-index-000001 -------------------------------------------------- // TEARDOWN ////////////////////////// // tag::cloud[] In order to get the shards assigned we'll need to increase the number of shards that can be collocated on a node. We'll achieve this by inspecting the configuration for the `index.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node` <> and increasing the configured value for the indices that have shards unassigned. **Use {kib}** //tag::kibana-api-ex[] . Log in to the {ess-console}[{ecloud} console]. + . On the **Elasticsearch Service** panel, click the name of your deployment. + NOTE: If the name of your deployment is disabled your {kib} instances might be unhealthy, in which case please contact https://support.elastic.co[Elastic Support]. If your deployment doesn't include {kib}, all you need to do is {cloud}/ec-access-kibana.html[enable it first]. . Open your deployment's side navigation menu (placed under the Elastic logo in the upper left corner) and go to **Dev Tools > Console**. + [role="screenshot"] image::images/kibana-console.png[{kib} Console,align="center"] . Inspect the `index.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node` <> for the index with unassigned shards: + [source,console] ---- GET /my-index-000001/_settings/index.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node?flat_settings ---- + The response will look like this: + [source,console-result] ---- { "my-index-000001": { "settings": { "index.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node": "1" <1> } } } ---- + <1> Represents the current configured value for the total number of shards that can reside on one node for the `my-index-000001` index. . <> the value for the total number of shards that can be assigned on one node to a higher value: + [source,console] ---- PUT /my-index-000001/_settings { "index" : { "routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node" : "2" <1> } } ---- // TEST[continued] + <1> The new value for the `total_shards_per_node` configuration for the `my-index-000001` index is increased from the previous value of `1` to `2`. The `total_shards_per_node` configuration can also be set to `-1`, which represents no upper bound with regards to how many shards of the same index can reside on one node. //end::kibana-api-ex[] // end::cloud[] // tag::self-managed[] In order to get the shards assigned you can add more nodes to your {es} cluster and assing the index's target tier <> to the new nodes. To inspect which tier is an index targeting for assignment, use the <> API to retrieve the configured value for the `index.routing.allocation.include._tier_preference` setting: [source,console] ---- GET /my-index-000001/_settings/index.routing.allocation.include._tier_preference?flat_settings ---- // TEST[continued] The response will look like this: [source,console-result] ---- { "my-index-000001": { "settings": { "index.routing.allocation.include._tier_preference": "data_warm,data_hot" <1> } } } ---- // TESTRESPONSE[skip:the result is for illustrating purposes only] <1> Represents a comma separated list of data tier node roles this index is allowed to be allocated on, the first one in the list being the one with the higher priority i.e. the tier the index is targeting. e.g. in this example the tier preference is `data_warm,data_hot` so the index is targeting the `warm` tier and more nodes with the `data_warm` role are needed in the {es} cluster. Alternatively, if adding more nodes to the {es} cluster is not desired, inspecting the configuration for the `index.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node` <> and increasing the configured value will allow more shards to be assigned on the same node. . Inspect the `index.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node` <> for the index with unassigned shards: + [source,console] ---- GET /my-index-000001/_settings/index.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node?flat_settings ---- + The response will look like this: + [source,console-result] ---- { "my-index-000001": { "settings": { "index.routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node": "1" <1> } } } ---- + <1> Represents the current configured value for the total number of shards that can reside on one node for the `my-index-000001` index. . <> the total number of shards that can be assigned on one node or reset the value to unbounded (`-1`): + [source,console] ---- PUT /my-index-000001/_settings { "index" : { "routing.allocation.total_shards_per_node" : -1 } } ---- // TEST[continued] // end::self-managed[]