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Elasticsearch:Node specifications

Last Updated:Aug 01, 2025

This topic describes the node specifications and disk types that are supported by Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch (ES). You can refer to this information when you purchase an Alibaba Cloud ES or Logstash instance by calling an API.

Node specifications for ES instances

CPU type

Family

Instance type

vCPU and memory

Intel

Disk-based (1:2 family)

elasticsearch.n4.small

Note

No longer available for purchase.

1 vCPU and 2 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn1ne.large

2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn1ne.2xlarge

Note

Supported only in some regions. The specifications on the buy page prevail.

8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn1ne.4xlarge

Note

Supported only in some regions. The specifications on the buy page prevail.

16 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory

Disk-based (1:4 family)

elasticsearch.sn2ne.large

2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn2ne.xlarge

4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn2ne.2xlarge

8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn2ne.4xlarge

16 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory

Disk-based (1:8 family)

elasticsearch.r5.2xlarge

Note

Supported only in some regions. The specifications on the buy page prevail.

8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory

Note

The instance type with 1 vCPU and 2 GiB of memory is no longer available for purchase. This instance type is suitable only for test scenarios and is not applicable to production environments. This instance type is not covered by the Service-Level Agreement (SLA). We recommend that you upgrade low-specification instance types to high-specification instance types at your earliest convenience.

Node specifications for Logstash instances

CPU type

Family

Node specifications

vCPU and memory

Intel

Disk-based (1:1 family)

elasticsearch.ic5.xlarge

4 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.ic5.2xlarge

8 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.ic5.3xlarge

12 vCPUs and 12 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.ic5.4xlarge

16 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory

Disk-based (1:2 family)

elasticsearch.sn1ne.large

2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn1ne.4xlarge

16 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn1ne.8xlarge

32 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory

Disk-based (1:4 family)

elasticsearch.sn2ne.large

2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn2ne.xlarge

4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn2ne.2xlarge

8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.sn2ne.4xlarge

16 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory

Disk-based (1:8 family)

elasticsearch.r5.large

2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.r5.xlarge

4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory

elasticsearch.r5.2xlarge

8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory

Node storage types

Instance type

Node storage type

Description

Elasticsearch

cloud_essd_PL0

ESSD PL0

cloud_essd_PL1

ESSD PL1

cloud_essd_PL2

ESSD PL2

cloud_essd_PL3

ESSD PL3

cloud_efficiency

ultra disk

cloud_ssd

standard SSD

Logstash

cloud_efficiency

ultra disk

cloud_ssd

SSD

For more information about disks, see Overview of disks.

References

  • The supported node specifications vary by region and version. The specifications on the buy page take precedence.

  • To purchase an ES instance by calling an API, see createInstance.

  • To purchase a Logstash instance by calling an API, see CreateLogstash.