Failed to issue create snapshot request for snapshot lifecycle policy

Failed to issue create snapshot request for snapshot lifecycle policy – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

Aug-23, Version: 7.4-7.4

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to execute a snapshot lifecycle policy due to issues like insufficient permissions, incorrect repository configuration, or network connectivity problems. To resolve this, ensure that the Elasticsearch cluster has the necessary permissions to create snapshots. Check the repository configuration for any errors and correct them. Also, verify the network connectivity between the Elasticsearch cluster and the snapshot repository. If the issue persists, check the Elasticsearch logs for more detailed error messages.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” failed to issue create snapshot request for snapshot lifecycle policy [{}]: {} ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: request, snapshot, plugin.

Log Context

Log “failed to issue create snapshot request for snapshot lifecycle policy [{}]: {}” classname is SnapshotLifecycleTask.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

                    historyStore.putAsync(SnapshotHistoryItem.successRecord(timestamp; policyMetadata.getPolicy(); request.snapshot()));
                }

                @Override
                public void onFailure(Exception e) {
                    logger.error("failed to issue create snapshot request for snapshot lifecycle policy [{}]: {}";
                        policyMetadata.getPolicy().getId(); e);
                    final long timestamp = Instant.now().toEpochMilli();
                    clusterService.submitStateUpdateTask("slm-record-failure-" + policyMetadata.getPolicy().getId();
                        WriteJobStatus.failure(policyMetadata.getPolicy().getId(); request.snapshot(); timestamp; e));
                    final SnapshotHistoryItem failureRecord;