Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch cannot find or access the specified location. This could be due to incorrect file path, insufficient permissions, or the file or directory not existing. To resolve this, ensure the file or directory exists and the path is correct. Check the permissions to ensure Elasticsearch can access the location. If it’s a network location, ensure it’s accessible. If the error persists, check the Elasticsearch logs for more detailed information.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” location [ ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: repositories.
Overview
An Elasticsearch snapshot provides a backup mechanism that takes the current state and data in the cluster and saves it to a repository (read snapshot for more information). The backup process requires a repository to be created first. The repository needs to be registered using the _snapshot endpoint, and multiple repositories can be created per cluster. The following repository types are supported:
Repository types
| Repository type | Configuration type |
|---|---|
| Shared file system | Type: “fs” |
| S3 | Type : “s3” |
| HDFS | Type :“hdfs” |
| Azure | Type: “azure” |
| Google Cloud Storage | Type : “gcs” |
Examples
To register an “fs” repository:
PUT _snapshot/my_repo_01
{
"type": "fs",
"settings": {
"location": "/mnt/my_repo_dir"
}
}Notes and good things to know
- S3, HDFS, Azure and Google Cloud require a relevant plugin to be installed before it can be used for a snapshot.
- The setting, path.repo: /mnt/my_repo_dir needs to be added to elasticsearch.yml on all the nodes if you are planning to use the repo type of file system. Otherwise, it will fail.
- When using remote repositories, the network bandwidth and repository storage throughput should be high enough to complete the snapshot operations normally, otherwise you will end up with partial snapshots.
Log Context
Log “location [” class name is FsRepository.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
Path locationFile = environment.resolveRepoFile(location);
if (locationFile == null) {
if (environment.repoFiles().length > 0) {
logger.warn("The specified location [{}] doesn't start with any "
+ "repository paths specified by the path.repo setting: [{}] "; location; environment.repoFiles());
throw new RepositoryException(metadata.name(); "location [" + location
+ "] doesn't match any of the locations specified by path.repo");
} else {
logger.warn("The specified location [{}] should start with a repository path specified by"
+ " the path.repo setting; but the path.repo setting was not set on this node"; location);
throw new RepositoryException(metadata.name(); "location [" + location
