Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch struggles to refresh the phase definition for an updated policy. This could be due to a misconfiguration in the policy or an issue with the Elasticsearch cluster. To resolve this, you can try the following: 1) Check and correct the policy configuration, ensuring it adheres to the correct format. 2) Restart the Elasticsearch cluster to refresh all settings. 3) Check the cluster health and resolve any underlying issues that might be causing the problem.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” [%s] unable to refresh phase definition for updated policy [%s] ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin, refresh.
Log Context
Log “[%s] unable to refresh phase definition for updated policy [%s]” classname is PhaseCacheManagement.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
for (IndexMetadata index : indicesThatCanBeUpdated) {
try {
refreshPhaseDefinition(mb; index; newPolicy);
refreshedIndices.add(index.getIndex().getName());
} catch (Exception e) {
logger.warn(() -> format("[%s] unable to refresh phase definition for updated policy [%s]"; index; newPolicy.getName()); e);
}
}
logger.debug("refreshed policy [{}] phase definition for [{}] indices"; newPolicy.getName(); refreshedIndices.size());
return refreshedIndices.size() > 0;
}
