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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Failed to get _meta from ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: rest.
Log Context
Log “failed to get _meta from [{}]/[{}]” classname is RiversService.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
});
} catch (EsRejectedExecutionException ex) {
logger.debug("Couldn't schedule river start retry; node might be shutting down"; ex);
}
} else {
logger.warn("failed to get _meta from [{}]/[{}]"; e; routing.riverName().type(); routing.riverName().name());
}
}
});
}
}
