# Restarting the OpenSearch process on a node in Amazon OpenSearch Service
Restarting the OpenSearch process on a data node

**To restart the OpenSearch process on a node**

1. Navigate to the OpenSearch Service console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/aos/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/aos/).

1. In the left navigation pane, choose **Domains**. Choose the name of the domain that you want to work with.

1. After the domain details page opens, navigate to the **Instance health** tab.

1. Under **Data nodes**, select the button next to the node that you want to restart the process on. 

1. Select the **Actions** dropdown and choose **Restart OpenSearch/Elasticsearch process**.

1. Choose **Confirm** on the modal.

1. To see the status of the action that you initiated, select the name of the node. After the node details page opens, choose the **Events** tab under the name of the node to see a list of events associated with that node.