[Solved] Given this cluster health API response snippet:{"status":"yellow","number_of_nodes":3,"active_primary_shards":5,"active_shards":7}What does the yellow status mean? | Elasticsearch

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Given this cluster health API response snippet:

{"status":"yellow","number_of_nodes":3,"active_primary_shards":5,"active_shards":7}

What does the yellow status mean?

AAll primary and replica shards are allocated

BPrimary shards are allocated but some replicas are not

CPrimary shards are missing

DCluster is offline

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand cluster health colors
Green means all shards allocated, yellow means replicas missing, red means primary shards missing.
Step 2: Interpret yellow status
Yellow indicates primary shards are allocated but some replica shards are not.
Final Answer:
Primary shards are allocated but some replicas are not -> Option B
Quick Check:
Yellow status = missing replicas [OK]

Quick Trick: Yellow means replicas missing, not primary shards [OK]

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