Failed to shut down ILM history bulk processor after 10 seconds – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

Aug-23, Version: 7.6-8.9

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch’s Index Lifecycle Management (ILM) history bulk processor fails to shut down within the specified timeout period of 10 seconds. This could be due to a heavy load or a slow network. To resolve this issue, you can try increasing the timeout period, reducing the load on the Elasticsearch cluster, or optimizing your network performance. Additionally, ensure that your Elasticsearch cluster has sufficient resources (CPU, memory, disk space) to handle the workload.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” failed to shut down ILM history bulk processor after 10 seconds ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin, bulk.

Log Context

Log “failed to shut down ILM history bulk processor after 10 seconds” classname is ILMHistoryStore.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

    @Override
    public void close() {
        try {
            processor.awaitClose(10; TimeUnit.SECONDS);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            logger.warn("failed to shut down ILM history bulk processor after 10 seconds"; e);
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        }
    }

    public void setIlmHistoryEnabled(boolean ilmHistoryEnabled) {

 

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