elasticsearch/docs/reference/cat/nodes.asciidoc

[[cat-nodes]]
== Nodes

The `nodes` command shows the cluster topology.

[source,shell]
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% curl 192.168.56.10:9200/_cat/nodes
SP4H 4727 192.168.56.30 9300 1.0.0.Beta2 1.6.0_27 72.1gb 35.4 93.9mb 79 239.1mb 0.45 3.4h d m Boneyard
_uhJ 5134 192.168.56.10 9300 1.0.0.Beta2 1.6.0_27 72.1gb 33.3 93.9mb 85 239.1mb 0.06 3.4h d * Athena
HfDp 4562 192.168.56.20 9300 1.0.0.Beta2 1.6.0_27 72.2gb 74.5 93.9mb 83 239.1mb 0.12 3.4h d m Zarek
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The first few columns tell you where your nodes live.  For sanity it
also tells you what version of ES and the JVM each one runs.

[source,shell]
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nodeId pid  ip            port es          jdk
u2PZ   4234 192.168.56.30 9300 1.0.0.Beta1 1.6.0_27
URzf   5443 192.168.56.10 9300 1.0.0.Beta1 1.6.0_27
ActN   3806 192.168.56.20 9300 1.0.0.Beta1 1.6.0_27
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The next few give a picture of your heap, memory, and load.

[source,shell]
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diskAvail heapPercent heapMax ramPercent  ramMax load
   72.1gb        31.3  93.9mb         81 239.1mb 0.24
   72.1gb        19.6  93.9mb         82 239.1mb 0.05
   72.2gb        64.9  93.9mb         84 239.1mb 0.12
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The last columns provide ancillary information that can often be
useful when looking at the cluster as a whole, particularly large
ones.  How many master-eligible nodes do I have?  How many client
nodes?  It looks like someone restarted a node recently; which one was
it?

[source,shell]
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uptime data/client master name
  3.5h d           m      Boneyard
  3.5h d           *      Athena
  3.5h d           m      Zarek
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