Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch tries to execute an asynchronous action during a master node election process, but fails. This could be due to network issues, node failures, or configuration problems. To resolve this, you can check the cluster’s health and ensure all nodes are properly connected. If a node is down, restart it. Also, review your cluster’s configuration settings to ensure they’re correct. If the issue persists, consider increasing the master election timeout value to give more time for the process to complete.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” async action execution failed during master election trigger ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: master, plugin.
Log Context
Log “async action execution failed during master election trigger” classname is IndexLifecycleService.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
} else {
lifecycleRunner.maybeRunAsyncAction(clusterState; idxMeta; policyName; stepKey);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
logger.warn(new ParameterizedMessage("async action execution failed during master election trigger" +
" for index [{}] with policy [{}] in step [{}]; lifecycle state: [{}]";
idxMeta.getIndex().getName(); policyName; stepKey; lifecycleState.asMap()); e);
} else {
logger.warn(new ParameterizedMessage("async action execution failed during master election trigger" +
" for index [{}] with policy [{}] in step [{}]";
