Failed node node getId – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

Opster Team

August-23, Version: 8.7-8.9

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch encounters an issue with a specific node, identified by its unique ID. The problem could be due to various reasons such as network connectivity issues, insufficient resources, or the node being unresponsive. To resolve this, you can try restarting the node, checking the node’s resource usage, or verifying the network connectivity. If the problem persists, consider checking the Elasticsearch logs for more detailed information about the error.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Failed node [” + node.getId() + “] ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: broadcast, node.

 
 

broadcast

 
 

node

Overview

To put it simply, a node is a single server that is part of a cluster. Each node is assigned one or more roles, which describe the node’s responsibility and operations. Data nodes store the data, and participate in the cluster’s indexing and search capabilities, while master nodes are responsible for managing the cluster’s activities and storing the cluster state, including the metadata.

While it is possible to run several node instances of Elasticsearch on the same hardware, it’s considered a best practice to limit a server to a single running instance of Elasticsearch.

Nodes connect to each other and form a cluster by using a discovery method. 

Roles

Master node

Master nodes are in charge of cluster-wide settings and changes – deleting or creating indices and fields, adding or removing nodes and allocating shards to nodes. Each cluster has a single master node that is elected from the master eligible nodes using a distributed consensus algorithm and is reelected if the current master node fails.

Coordinating (client) node

There is some confusion in the use of coordinating node terminology. Client nodes were removed from Elasticsearch after version 2.4 and became coordinating nodes.

Coordinating nodes are nodes that do not hold any configured role. They don’t hold data and are not part of the master eligible group nor execute ingest pipelines. Coordinating nodes serve incoming search requests and act as the query coordinator running query and fetch phases, sending requests to every node that holds a shard being queried. The coordinating node also distributes bulk indexing operations and route queries to shards based on the node’s responsiveness.

 
 

Log Context

Log “Failed node [” + node.getId() + “]” class name is TransportBroadcastByNodeAction.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

 protected void onItemFailure(Map.Entry> entry; Exception e) {
 final var node = nodes.get(entry.getKey());
 final var shards = entry.getValue();
 logger.debug(() -> format("failed to execute [%s] on node [%s]"; actionName; node); e);  final var failedNodeException = new FailedNodeException(node.getId(); "Failed node [" + node.getId() + "]"; e);
 synchronized (this) {
 for (ShardRouting shard : shards) {
 exceptions.add(new DefaultShardOperationFailedException(shard.getIndexName(); shard.getId(); failedNodeException));
 }
 }

 

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