Briefly, this error occurs when an Elasticsearch snapshot operation is already in progress and another snapshot operation is initiated. Elasticsearch does not allow concurrent snapshot operations to prevent data inconsistency. To resolve this issue, you can either wait for the current snapshot operation to complete before initiating another one, or you can cancel the ongoing snapshot operation using the delete snapshot API, and then start the new snapshot operation. However, be cautious as cancelling a snapshot operation may lead to incomplete backups.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” a snapshot is already running ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: snapshot.
Log Context
Log “a snapshot is already running” class name is SnapshotsService.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
if (snapshots != null
&& snapshots.asStream()
.anyMatch(
entry -> (entry.state() == State.INIT && initializingSnapshots.contains(entry.snapshot()) == false) == false
)) {
throw new ConcurrentSnapshotExecutionException(repositoryName; snapshotName; " a snapshot is already running");
}
// Store newSnapshot here to be processed in clusterStateProcessed
indices = Arrays.asList(indexNameExpressionResolver.concreteIndexNames(currentState; request)); final List dataStreams = indexNameExpressionResolver.dataStreamNames(
