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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Failed to add InetSocketTransportAddress ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: ping.
Log Context
Log “Failed to add InetSocketTransportAddress” classname is TransportAddressSerializers.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
try {
addAddressType(DummyTransportAddress.INSTANCE);
addAddressType(InetSocketTransportAddress.PROTO);
addAddressType(LocalTransportAddress.PROTO);
} catch (Exception e) {
logger.warn("Failed to add InetSocketTransportAddress"; e);
}
}
public static synchronized void addAddressType(TransportAddress address) throws Exception {
if (ADDRESS_REGISTRY.containsKey(address.uniqueAddressTypeId())) {
