Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to bind to the specified network address, usually due to the port being already in use or insufficient permissions. To resolve this issue, you can try the following: 1) Check if the port is already in use by another service and if so, either stop that service or change the Elasticsearch port. 2) Run Elasticsearch with a user that has sufficient permissions. 3) Check your network settings and firewall rules to ensure Elasticsearch can bind to the specified address. 4) Ensure the specified address is correctly configured in your Elasticsearch settings.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” failed to bind to {}/{} ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: bulk.
Overview
In Elasticsearch, when using the Bulk API it is possible to perform many write operations in a single API call, which increases the indexing speed. Using the Bulk API is more efficient than sending multiple separate requests. This can be done for the following four actions:
- Index
- Update
- Create
- Delete
Examples
The bulk request below will index a document, delete another document, and update an existing document.
POST _bulk
{ "index" : { "_index" : "myindex", "_id" : "1" } }
{ "field1" : "value" }
{ "delete" : { "_index" : "myindex", "_id" : "2" } }
{ "update" : {"_id" : "1", "_index" : "myindex"} }
{ "doc" : {"field2" : "value5"} }Notes
- Bulk API is useful when you need to index data streams that can be queued up and indexed in batches of hundreds or thousands, such as logs.
- There is no correct number of actions or limits to perform on a single bulk call, but you will need to figure out the optimum number by experimentation, given the cluster size, number of nodes, hardware specs etc.
Log Context
Log “failed to bind to {}/{}” classname is BulkUdpService.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
}
return true;
}
});
if (!success) {
logger.warn("failed to bind to {}/{}"; lastException.get(); hostAddress; port);
return;
}
logger.info("address {}"; channel.getLocalAddress());
}
