Unlimited shards per node
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 |
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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.