>
> add more memory

i am doing 15 million docs, which total to ~9G. The average doc size is 
~2KB.

1. How much memory would you suggest for my use-case?
2.Also, is it prudent for me to have half of OS memory dedicated to 
elasticsearch?


On Monday, 12 May 2014 14:03:19 UTC+5:30, Mark Walkom wrote:
>
> You need to reduce your data size, add more memory or add another node.
>
> Basically, you've reached the limits of that node.
>
> Regards,
> Mark Walkom
>
> Infrastructure Engineer
> Campaign Monitor
> email: [email protected] <javascript:>
> web: www.campaignmonitor.com
>  
>
> On 12 May 2014 16:38, Abhishek Tiwari <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote:
>
>> My elasticsearch node is a AWS EC2 c3.xlarge (7.5G mem). 
>> Elasticsearch starts as-
>>
>> 498      31810 99.6 64.6 163846656 4976944 ?   Sl   06:03  26:10 
>> /usr/bin/java *-Xms4g -Xmx4g -Xss256k* -Djava.awt.headless=true 
>> -XX:+UseParNewGC -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC 
>> -XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=75 -XX:+UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly 
>> -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Delasticsearch 
>> -Des.pidfile=/var/run/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.pid 
>> -Des.path.home=/usr/share/elasticsearch -cp 
>> :/usr/share/elasticsearch/lib/elasticsearch-1.1.1.jar:/usr/share/elasticsearch/lib/*:/usr/share/elasticsearch/lib/sigar/*
>>  
>> -Des.default.path.home=/usr/share/elasticsearch 
>> -Des.default.path.logs=/var/log/elasticsearch 
>> -Des.default.path.data=/var/lib/elasticsearch 
>> -Des.default.path.work=/tmp/elasticsearch 
>> -Des.default.path.conf=/etc/elasticsearch 
>> org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch
>>
>>
>> The node stopped responding (the ip:9200 status page), and so did kibana. 
>> It started working fine on a restart.
>> i have logstash format docs wherein the index rotates daily. 
>> Stats:
>>   Daily: ~11G docs, ~15  million.
>>   Total: 195G docs, ~300 million.
>>
>> The logs of the time when it stopped responding are-
>>
>> [2014-05-12 03:39:08,789][INFO ][cluster.metadata         ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [logstash-2014.05.12] update_mapping [medusa_ex] (dynamic)
>> [2014-05-12 03:40:52,293][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][240428][35773] duration [6.3s], collections [1]/[6.5s], 
>> total [6.3s]/[4.7h], memory [3.8gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [150.3mb]->[1.7mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 03:44:11,739][INFO ][cluster.metadata         ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [logstash-2014.05.12] update_mapping [medusa_ex] (dynamic)
>> [2014-05-12 03:45:32,191][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][240703][35812] duration [5.2s], collections [1]/[5.8s], 
>> total [5.2s]/[4.7h], memory [3.7gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [197.4mb]->[9.3mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.5gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:06:01,224][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][241926][35985] duration [6s], collections [1]/[6.2s], total 
>> [6s]/[4.7h], memory [3.7gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [134.7mb]->[9.9mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.5gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:08:14,473][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242049][36004] duration [5.8s], collections [1]/[5.9s], 
>> total [5.8s]/[4.7h], memory [3.8gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [165.1mb]->[2.7mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:09:07,473][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242096][36011] duration [6.2s], collections [1]/[6.7s], 
>> total [6.2s]/[4.7h], memory [3.9gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [265.9mb]->[2.9mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.5gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:10:08,387][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242152][36020] duration [5.4s], collections [1]/[5.6s], 
>> total [5.4s]/[4.7h], memory [3.8gb]->[3.5gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [176.5mb]->[5.8mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.5gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:13:12,774][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242326][36046] duration [5.6s], collections [1]/[5.8s], 
>> total [5.6s]/[4.7h], memory [3.8gb]->[3.5gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [167.4mb]->[12.9mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.5gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:14:22,729][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242386][36057] duration [6.3s], collections [1]/[6.5s], 
>> total [6.3s]/[4.7h], memory [3.8gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [224.2mb]->[3.5mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:15:12,192][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242431][36064] duration [5.2s], collections [1]/[5.4s], 
>> total [5.2s]/[4.7h], memory [3.8gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [234mb]->[2.4mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:15:32,344][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242445][36067] duration [6.3s], collections [1]/[7.1s], 
>> total [6.3s]/[4.7h], memory [3.6gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [1.2mb]->[34.7mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [33.2mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:15:39,627][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242446][36068] duration [6.7s], collections [1]/[7.2s], 
>> total [6.7s]/[4.7h], memory [3.7gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [34.7mb]->[45.7mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [0b]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:15:51,547][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242448][36070] duration [6.5s], collections [1]/[7s], total 
>> [6.5s]/[4.7h], memory [3.6gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [24.4mb]->[32.2mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [0b]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:16:03,300][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242451][36072] duration [5.8s], collections [1]/[5.9s], 
>> total [5.8s]/[4.7h], memory [3.9gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [266.2mb]->[21.9mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [23.4mb]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:16:12,454][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242454][36073] duration [6.6s], collections [1]/[7s], total 
>> [6.6s]/[4.7h], memory [3.8gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [196.8mb]->[33.2mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [0b]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:16:24,635][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242457][36075] duration [5.7s], collections [1]/[5.8s], 
>> total [5.7s]/[4.8h], memory [3.9gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [246.4mb]->[44.3mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [0b]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:16:32,239][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242459][36076] duration [6.4s], collections [1]/[6.6s], 
>> total [6.4s]/[4.8h], memory [3.8gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [221.5mb]->[31.9mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [0b]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:16:43,990][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242461][36078] duration [6.4s], collections [1]/[6.9s], 
>> total [6.4s]/[4.8h], memory [3.7gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [40.5mb]->[64.2mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [0b]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:16:51,259][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242462][36079] duration [6.6s], collections [1]/[7.2s], 
>> total [6.6s]/[4.8h], memory [3.7gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [64.2mb]->[74.6mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [0b]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:16:58,791][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242463][36080] duration [7s], collections [1]/[7.5s], total 
>> [7s]/[4.8h], memory [3.7gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [74.6mb]->[89.7mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [0b]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
>> [2014-05-12 04:17:06,028][INFO ][monitor.jvm              ] [Hannibal 
>> King] [gc][old][242464][36081] duration [6.7s], collections [1]/[7.2s], 
>> total [6.7s]/[4.8h], memory [3.7gb]->[3.7gb]/[3.9gb], all_pools {[young] 
>> [89.7mb]->[93.2mb]/[266.2mb]}{[survivor] [0b]->[0b]/[33.2mb]}{[old] 
>> [3.6gb]->[3.6gb]/[3.6gb]}
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