Briefly, this error occurs when the Elasticsearch Exporter is unable to open an exporting bulk due to issues like insufficient memory, incorrect configuration, or network connectivity problems. To resolve this, you can increase the memory allocation for Elasticsearch, check and correct the exporter’s configuration settings, or troubleshoot network issues. Additionally, ensure that the Elasticsearch cluster is running and accessible.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” exporter [{}] failed to open exporting bulk ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: bulk, plugin.
Overview
In Elasticsearch, when using the Bulk API it is possible to perform many write operations in a single API call, which increases the indexing speed. Using the Bulk API is more efficient than sending multiple separate requests. This can be done for the following four actions:
- Index
- Update
- Create
- Delete
Examples
The bulk request below will index a document, delete another document, and update an existing document.
POST _bulk
{ "index" : { "_index" : "myindex", "_id" : "1" } }
{ "field1" : "value" }
{ "delete" : { "_index" : "myindex", "_id" : "2" } }
{ "update" : {"_id" : "1", "_index" : "myindex"} }
{ "doc" : {"field2" : "value5"} }Notes
- Bulk API is useful when you need to index data streams that can be queued up and indexed in batches of hundreds or thousands, such as logs.
- There is no correct number of actions or limits to perform on a single bulk call, but you will need to figure out the optimum number by experimentation, given the cluster size, number of nodes, hardware specs etc.
Log Context
Log “exporter [{}] failed to open exporting bulk” classname is Exporters.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
delegateIfComplete();
}
@Override
public void onFailure(Exception e) {
logger.error((Supplier>) () -> new ParameterizedMessage("exporter [{}] failed to open exporting bulk"; name); e);
delegateIfComplete();
}
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