Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch fails to delete a shutdown request for a specific node, identified by its node ID. This could be due to a network issue, a node failure, or a problem with the cluster’s state. To resolve this issue, you can try restarting the node or the entire cluster. If the problem persists, check the cluster’s health and logs for any anomalies. You may also need to manually delete the shutdown request if it’s stuck due to a bug or a system error.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” failed to delete shutdown for node [” + request.getNodeId() + “] ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin, delete, node, request.
Overview
DELETE is an Elasticsearch API which removes a document from a specific index. This API requires an index name and _id document to delete the document.
Delete a document
DELETE /my_index/_doc/1
Notes
- A delete request throws 404 error code if the document does not already exist in the index.
- If you want to delete a set of documents that matches a query, you need to use delete by query API.
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 to delete shutdown for node [” + request.getNodeId() + “]” classname is TransportDeleteShutdownNodeAction.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
// package private for tests
record DeleteShutdownNodeTask(Request request; ActionListener listener) implements ClusterStateTaskListener {
@Override
public void onFailure(Exception e) {
logger.error(() -> "failed to delete shutdown for node [" + request.getNodeId() + "]"; e);
listener.onFailure(e);
}
}
// package private for tests
