OpenSearch Capacity Planning

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Choosing the right amount of memory based on number of shards in OpenSearch

If the ratio of memory to number of shards in the OpenSearch cluster is low, it suggests that you have insufficient memory compared to...

How to Choose the Correct Number of Shards per Index in OpenSearch

Finding the right number of shards for your OpenSearch indices, and the right size for each shard depends on many factors, including...

How to Optimize OpenSearch Disk Space and Usage

If you don’t have enough disk space available, OpenSearch will stop allocating shards to the node. To optimize your disk space...

How to Reduce the Number of Shards in an OpenSearch Cluster

When you have too many shards in your OpenSearch cluster, there are a few steps you can take in order to reduce the number of shards...

OpenSearch Cluster State

An OpenSearch cluster state includes metadata information about nodes, indices, etc. The main causes of having a large cluster state are...

OpenSearch Cost Optimization: 12 Expert Tips

Here are 12 tips to reduce and optimize your AWS OpenSearch costs. First, plan data retention: carefully adjust your...

OpenSearch Disk Watermark

There are various watermark thresholds on an OpenSearch cluster. As the disk fills up on a node, the 1st threshold to be crossed is...

OpenSearch Flood Stage Disk Watermark

When the “disk flood stage” threshold is exceeded on an OpenSearch cluster, it will start to block core actions. To resolve this issue...

OpenSearch High Disk Watermark

High disk watermark is one of the various thresholds on your OpenSearch cluster. Passing this threshold is a warning and you should ...

OpenSearch Large Cluster State - How to Discover, Resolve and Prevent (Customer Post Mortem)

When an OpenSearch cluster state becomes too large it poses many challenges. To determine the size of your cluster state and reduce it...

OpenSearch Loaded Data Nodes

Sometimes you can observe that the CPU and load on some of your OpenSearch data nodes is higher than on others. To fix this, check the...

OpenSearch Low Disk Watermark

Low disk watermark is one of the various thresholds on your OpenSearch cluster. Here are possible actions you can take to resolve...

OpenSearch Memory Usage Guide

The OpenSearch process is very memory intensive. Here are the memory requirements and some tips to reduce your OpenSearch memory usage.

OpenSearch Oversharding

Oversharding in OpenSearch indicates that you have too many shards, and thus they are too small. To prevent and resolve this issue...

OpenSearch Shard Allocation is Unbalanced

Shard allocation is an algorithm by which OpenSearch decides which unallocated shards should go on which nodes. To resolve unbalanced...

OpenSearch UltraWarm

UltraWarm is an AWS OpenSearch service feature that provides a cost-effective way to store large amounts of time-based. To use UltraWarm...

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