Briefly, this error occurs when a secondary endpoint is set in Elasticsearch without setting a primary endpoint. Elasticsearch requires a primary endpoint to function properly, and a secondary endpoint can only be set if a primary one is already in place. To resolve this issue, ensure that a primary endpoint is set before setting a secondary one. Alternatively, you can remove the secondary endpoint if it’s not necessary. Also, check your configuration files or settings to ensure the primary endpoint is correctly defined and accessible.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” A primary endpoint is required when setting a secondary endpoint ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: azure, repository-azure, repositories.
Overview
An Elasticsearch snapshot provides a backup mechanism that takes the current state and data in the cluster and saves it to a repository (read snapshot for more information). The backup process requires a repository to be created first. The repository needs to be registered using the _snapshot endpoint, and multiple repositories can be created per cluster. The following repository types are supported:
Repository types
| Repository type | Configuration type |
|---|---|
| Shared file system | Type: “fs” |
| S3 | Type : “s3” |
| HDFS | Type :“hdfs” |
| Azure | Type: “azure” |
| Google Cloud Storage | Type : “gcs” |
Examples
To register an “fs” repository:
PUT _snapshot/my_repo_01
{
"type": "fs",
"settings": {
"location": "/mnt/my_repo_dir"
}
}Notes and good things to know
- S3, HDFS, Azure and Google Cloud require a relevant plugin to be installed before it can be used for a snapshot.
- The setting, path.repo: /mnt/my_repo_dir needs to be added to elasticsearch.yml on all the nodes if you are planning to use the repo type of file system. Otherwise, it will fail.
- When using remote repositories, the network bandwidth and repository storage throughput should be high enough to complete the snapshot operations normally, otherwise you will end up with partial snapshots.
Log Context
Log “A primary endpoint is required when setting a secondary endpoint” class name is AzureStorageSettings.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
if (hasEndpointSuffix && hasSecondaryEndpoint) {
throw new SettingsException("Both an endpoint suffix as well as a secondary endpoint were set");
} if (hasEndpoint == false && hasSecondaryEndpoint) {
throw new SettingsException("A primary endpoint is required when setting a secondary endpoint");
} if (hasEndpointSuffix) {
connectionStringBuilder.append(";EndpointSuffix=").append(endpointSuffix);
}
