# Performance Analyzer **URL:** https://forum.opensearch.org/c/plugins/performance-analyzer/9.md [Latest](https://forum.opensearch.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.opensearch.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.opensearch.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Performance Analyzer category](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/about-the-performance-analyzer-category/20)
**Author:** [@carlmead](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/carlmead)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/about-the-performance-analyzer-category/20 "2019-03-01T21:17:10Z")
Discuss using Performance Analyzer and PerfTop to get deep visibility into system bottlenecks. Performance Analyzer documentation: Performance Analyzer - Open Distro Documentation --- ## [Query Insights provides top N but not Live Queries](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/query-insights-provides-top-n-but-not-live-queries/27845)
**Author:** [@dep4b](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/dep4b)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/query-insights-provides-top-n-but-not-live-queries/27845 "2026-02-19T12:52:48Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): 3.5 Describe the issue: I am able to see Top N related query data just like Top N queries - OpenSearch Documentation suggests. However, the Live Queries ne… --- ## [Query Insights is empty](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/query-insights-is-empty/24083)
**Author:** [@quangdutran](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/quangdutran)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/query-insights-is-empty/24083 "2025-06-02T22:46:53Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): 2.19.1 Docker Desktop on Windows Describe the issue: I have installed the plugin Query Insights as guided here: bin/opensearch-plugin install query-insigh… --- ## [How to enable/install performance analyzer on opensearch 3.0 in docker-compose](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-enable-install-performance-analyzer-on-opensearch-3-0-in-docker-compose/24468)
**Author:** [@progess](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/progess)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-enable-install-performance-analyzer-on-opensearch-3-0-in-docker-compose/24468 "2025-05-26T13:11:33Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch): 3.0 Describe the issue: I specify in docker-compose shm\_size: 1gb - “/dev/shm:/dev/shm” - “./config/opensearch-performance-analyzer:/usr/share/opensearch/config/opensearch-per… --- ## [ERROR: Unknown plugin opensearch-performance-analyzer](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-unknown-plugin-opensearch-performance-analyzer/23348)
**Author:** [@anderson](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/anderson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-unknown-plugin-opensearch-performance-analyzer/23348 "2025-02-11T09:12:01Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): OpenSearch 2.18, Kali 2024.4 Describe the issue: Unable to install opensearch-performance-analyzer plugin. Configuration: dockercomposer from OpenSearch … --- ## [Visualizing data from Performance Analyzer](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/visualizing-data-from-performance-analyzer/22528)
**Author:** [@levi\_1925](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/levi_1925)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/visualizing-data-from-performance-analyzer/22528 "2024-12-06T20:20:14Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve installed “Performance analyzer” plugin. So basically, I tried to use PerfTop to visualize it ( I used their custom dashboard as well ) However, it won’t appear anything and I checked on their repo… --- ## [PerfTop not showing any data for cluster overview for Open Search Performance Analysis](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/perftop-not-showing-any-data-for-cluster-overview-for-open-search-performance-analysis/22057)
**Author:** [@Raviraj](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Raviraj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/perftop-not-showing-any-data-for-cluster-overview-for-open-search-performance-analysis/22057 "2024-11-07T14:05:15Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): Hi Everyone, I am using Opensearch 2.11 tar ball and trying to get performance with our application. For that we ran Performance Analyzer found inside the op… --- ## [java.io.FilePermission "/proc/self/task" "read"](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/java-io-filepermission-proc-self-task-read/21128)
**Author:** [@Jack24](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Jack24)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/java-io-filepermission-proc-self-task-read/21128 "2024-09-04T08:26:47Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): OpenSearch 2.16.0 Describe the issue: When I try to enable Performance Analyzer plugin using API, POST /\_plugins/\_performanceanalyzer/cluster/config {"ena… --- ## [Performance\_analyzer: Config](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-config/19951)
**Author:** [@learnawsnaresh](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/learnawsnaresh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-config/19951 "2024-08-23T00:55:26Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): Open search helm vesion= 2.20.0 Dashboard version= 2.18.0 Opensearch version= 2.14.0 Describe the issue: As I am using the latest version 2.14.0 by defau… --- ## [Performance Analyzer Webservice does not come up](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-webservice-does-not-come-up/20831)
**Author:** [@pdcuong27](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pdcuong27)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-webservice-does-not-come-up/20831 "2024-08-22T11:10:32Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): opensearch: 2.14. Dashboard = 2.14, ubuntu 24.02 Describe the issue: curl http://localhost:9600/\_plugins/\_performanceanalyzer/metrics/units -k -u ‘admin:ad… --- ## [Zero output from api performance analyzer](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/zero-output-from-api-performance-analyzer/20339)
**Author:** [@Hugrat](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Hugrat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/zero-output-from-api-performance-analyzer/20339 "2024-07-17T07:21:10Z")
Versions: OS 2.11.0 Describe the issue: Hello everyone, when I request metrics, I get a response, but it’s as if there are no values. Configuration: metrics-location = /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/ metrics-deletion… --- ## [Performance analyzer SQL Lite error (no such table: Shard\_Size\_In\_Bytes)](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-sql-lite-error-no-such-table-shard-size-in-bytes/19414)
**Author:** [@walkman](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/walkman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-sql-lite-error-no-such-table-shard-size-in-bytes/19414 "2024-05-17T07:39:18Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): Opensearch v2.5.0 Server OS: Redhat linux 8.6 Describe the issue: Trying to use performance analyzer, in a 3 node cluster ( 2 data 1 master ), Opensearch… --- ## [Performanceanalyzer this.cacheMaxSize" is null](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performanceanalyzer-this-cachemaxsize-is-null/18729)
**Author:** [@coredump17](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/coredump17)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performanceanalyzer-this-cachemaxsize-is-null/18729 "2024-04-09T17:14:25Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): 2.13.0 Describe the issue: Since upgrading from 2.12 to 2.13 i see the below WARN messages spamming the logs Json Mapping Error: Cannot invoke “java.lang.… --- ## [Opensearch-performance-analyzer.service - java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: cannot add context to list](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-performance-analyzer-service-java-lang-illegalargumentexception-cannot-add-context-to-list/18365)
**Author:** [@user481937](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/user481937)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-performance-analyzer-service-java-lang-illegalargumentexception-cannot-add-context-to-list/18365 "2024-03-28T09:40:10Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): OpenSearch: 2.12.0 OS: Ubuntu 20.0.4.6 LTS Describe the issue: A fresh installation of OpenSearch 2.12.0 for testing purposes developed interest in the Pe… --- ## [Performance-analzyer on non-standard ports is additional config needed?](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analzyer-on-non-standard-ports-is-additional-config-needed/17872)
**Author:** [@SearchingForCam](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/SearchingForCam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analzyer-on-non-standard-ports-is-additional-config-needed/17872 "2024-02-13T05:55:13Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): Opensearch v2.11.1 running in Podman (aka docker) on RHEL8 Describe the issue: We have multiple nodes with 128GB of RAM so I have three containers running … --- ## [Error writing entry 'NOT\_INITIALIZED'. Cause /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/xxxxx.tmp](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-writing-entry-not-initialized-cause-dev-shm-performanceanalyzer-xxxxx-tmp/4027)
**Author:** [@qwerty](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/qwerty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/error-writing-entry-not-initialized-cause-dev-shm-performanceanalyzer-xxxxx-tmp/4027 "2023-11-07T09:59:44Z")
Hi everyone! Just wondering if you guys have come across any errors in your elasticsearch log files around Performance Analyzer? Or at least have any idea why this is occurring? I did a fresh install of ODFE using RPM, … --- ## [Performance analyzer metrics not able to get it](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-metrics-not-able-to-get-it/15823)
**Author:** [@imdbtoimdb](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/imdbtoimdb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-metrics-not-able-to-get-it/15823 "2023-09-08T23:14:55Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): “version” : { “distribution” : “opensearch”, “number” : “1.2.2”, “build\_type” : “tar”, “build\_hash” : “123d41ce4fad54529acd7a290efed848e707b624”, “build… --- ## [Performance analyzer IO\_ReadSyscallRate and IO\_WriteSyscallRate metrics](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-io-readsyscallrate-and-io-writesyscallrate-metrics/14146)
**Author:** [@Knight](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Knight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/performance-analyzer-io-readsyscallrate-and-io-writesyscallrate-metrics/14146 "2023-05-01T17:06:11Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): 2.4 Describe the issue: Hello All, We are exploring using performance analyzer for developing metrics across our fleet of Opensearch clusters. We’ve setup… --- ## [Slow query performance issue](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/slow-query-performance-issue/9829)
**Author:** [@deng47](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/deng47)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/slow-query-performance-issue/9829 "2023-02-21T19:33:34Z")
Hi, I am moving from Elasitcsearch 7.13.4 to Opensearch 1.3.2. However, my Opensearch cluster is experiencing a slow query performance issue compared to the Elasticsearch cluster running in the same Kubernetes cluster. I… --- ## [HighHeapUsageClusterRCA - 404 not found](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/highheapusageclusterrca-404-not-found/11851)
**Author:** [@Ivan](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Ivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/highheapusageclusterrca-404-not-found/11851 "2022-12-19T10:15:26Z")
Versions (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): Ubuntu 20.04, Opensearch 2.2.0 1 Cluster with 3 nodes. Describe the issue: First I tried GET metrics?metrics=Latency,CPU\_Utilization&agg=avg,max&dim=ShardID&… --- ## [Port 9600 logstash and perf analyzer opensearch 9600](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/port-9600-logstash-and-perf-analyzer-opensearch-9600/10145)
**Author:** [@infodata](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/infodata)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/port-9600-logstash-and-perf-analyzer-opensearch-9600/10145 "2022-07-01T14:54:54Z")
Hello is 9600 hardcoded in opensearch ? or can be changed Im trying to change default port logstash api 9600 to 9601 running in containers on one host with opensearch/opensearch-dashboards as its already using 9600 I… --- ## [Detrimental performance on Document- and Field-Level security?](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/detrimental-performance-on-document-and-field-level-security/9863)
**Author:** [@PeteAY](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/PeteAY)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/detrimental-performance-on-document-and-field-level-security/9863 "2022-06-08T20:07:32Z")
Hi there, we are planning a bigger summarised logging solution for different teams and environments, a central logging solution so to say. To keep the maintenance effort low from our side we will work with summarised i… --- ## [Removing performance analyzer plugin from opendistro docker](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/removing-performance-analyzer-plugin-from-opendistro-docker/316)
**Author:** [@coolgoat](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/coolgoat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/removing-performance-analyzer-plugin-from-opendistro-docker/316 "2022-05-12T10:40:55Z")
Is it possible to use the opendistro docker without the Performance Analyzer plugin? I attempted to validate this myself but ran into errors. First I created a custom docker image with the following Dockerfile: FROM ama… --- ## [How to Solve Circuit Breaker Exception \[Data too large\]](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-solve-circuit-breaker-exception-data-too-large/8153)
**Author:** [@mann](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/mann)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-solve-circuit-breaker-exception-data-too-large/8153 "2022-04-26T16:06:50Z")
The ingestion of data is been done from Kafka to OpenSearch using Kafka connector, but after some time of successful ingestion, I am getting a circuit-breaking exception. I am not understanding why I am getting this err… --- ## [\[Solved\] Performance Analyzer has no metrics (docker container)](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/solved-performance-analyzer-has-no-metrics-docker-container/9309)
**Author:** [@hugok](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/hugok)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/solved-performance-analyzer-has-no-metrics-docker-container/9309 "2022-04-21T09:21:00Z")
This is a client node running on top of k8s. I’m trying to get metrics from PA but there’s nothing from PA. Version. OpenSearch 1.3.0 \[opensearch@opensearch-cluster-client-0 ~\]$ ls /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/ -alh to… --- ## [Webservice does not come up](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/webservice-does-not-come-up/9242)
**Author:** [@zados](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/zados)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/webservice-does-not-come-up/9242 "2022-04-14T14:45:54Z")
Hey community, I am currently trying out OpenSearch and everything seems to work fine, except for the Performance Analyzer webservice. According to the opensearch log it is properly started: Apr 14 14:27:22 opensearch… --- ## [OpenSearch Ingest Pipeline - Performance Understanding](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-ingest-pipeline-performance-understanding/8238)
**Author:** [@mann](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/mann)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-ingest-pipeline-performance-understanding/8238 "2022-01-10T15:43:53Z")
Hi, I am using OpenSearch ingest pipeline to process and parse the data before indexing. So I would like to know is there any issue with using this method to process and parse the data like performance impact or anything… --- ## [Opensearch performance and throughput boundaries](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-performance-and-throughput-boundaries/7832)
**Author:** [@mann](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/mann)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-performance-and-throughput-boundaries/7832 "2021-12-07T08:17:17Z")
I am trying to get an answer to how much event ingestions/ queries can be done on OpenSearch per unit time? As I am trying to use OpenSearch which will be shared among multiple users then it will be able to handle multip… --- ## [Opensearch 1.1.0 / Performance Analyzer API /ShardBulkDocs Metrics is always empty?](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-1-1-0-performance-analyzer-api-shardbulkdocs-metrics-is-always-empty/7564)
**Author:** [@pmarjou](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pmarjou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-1-1-0-performance-analyzer-api-shardbulkdocs-metrics-is-always-empty/7564 "2021-11-11T21:37:51Z")
Hello, Did someone experienced difficulties with ShardBulkDocs Metrics on OpenSearch 1.1? It was previously working with OpenDistro 1.13 and was really an important metric to correlate performance problems while invest… --- ## [Not able to get Performance Analyzer metrics](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/not-able-to-get-performance-analyzer-metrics/7102)
**Author:** [@anilmca01](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/anilmca01)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/not-able-to-get-performance-analyzer-metrics/7102 "2021-10-22T03:17:13Z")
Hi Team, We are getting Performance Analyzer metrics like below. Can any one please help us to get all metrics in dashboard. Thank you. [Next page](https://forum.opensearch.org/c/plugins/performance-analyzer/9.md?page=1)