Failed to create ILM history store index prior to issuing bulk request – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

Aug-23, Version: 7.6-7.1

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to create an Index Lifecycle Management (ILM) history store index before processing a bulk request. This could be due to insufficient permissions, lack of disk space, or a configuration issue. To resolve this, you can ensure the user has the correct permissions, free up or add more disk space, or check the ILM settings for any misconfigurations. Additionally, you can try restarting Elasticsearch or manually creating the ILM history store index.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” failed to create ILM history store index prior to issuing bulk request ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: index, request, plugin, bulk.

Log Context

Log “failed to create ILM history store index prior to issuing bulk request” classname is ILMHistoryStore.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

// attempt to index documents.
                    try {
                        final CompletableFuture indexCreated = new CompletableFuture();
                        ensureHistoryIndex(client; clusterService.state(); ActionListener.wrap(indexCreated::complete;
                            ex -> {
                                logger.warn("failed to create ILM history store index prior to issuing bulk request"; ex);
                                indexCreated.completeExceptionally(ex);
                            }));
                        indexCreated.get(2; TimeUnit.MINUTES);
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        logger.warn(new ParameterizedMessage("unable to index the following ILM history items:\n{}";

 

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