Failed to lock all shards for index timed out after 30 seconds (version 6.8) – How to solve related issues

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Jan-20, Version: 1.7-8.0

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Failed to lock all shards for index timed out after 30 seconds (version 6.8) ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: cluster, index, indices and shards.

Log Context

Log “[{}] failed to lock all shards for index – timed out after 30 seconds” classname is IndicesClusterStateService.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

                             // to the master. If we can't acquire the locks here immediately there might be a shard of this index still
                            // holding on to the lock due to a "currently canceled recovery" or so. The shard will delete itself BEFORE the
                            // lock is released so it's guaranteed to be deleted by the time we get the lock
                            indicesService.processPendingDeletes(index; indexSettings; new TimeValue(30; TimeUnit.MINUTES));
                        } catch (ShardLockObtainFailedException exc) {
                            logger.warn("[{}] failed to lock all shards for index - timed out after 30 seconds"; index);
                        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                            logger.warn("[{}] failed to lock all shards for index - interrupted"; index);
                        }
                    }
                });




 

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