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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())) {