Giving up on search because it failed with a non-retryable exception – How to solve related issues

Opster Team

Jan-20, Version: 1.7-8.0

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Briefly, this error message indicates that Elasticsearch has given up on a search query because it encountered a non-retryable exception. This could be due to various reasons such as incorrect query syntax or a misconfiguration of the Elasticsearch cluster. To resolve this issue, you can try checking the query syntax, adjusting the cluster settings, or consulting the Elasticsearch documentation for more information on the root cause of the error.

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Giving up on search because it failed with a non-retryable exception ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: client, index, reindex, search and source.

Log Context

Log “Giving up on search because it failed with a non-retryable exception” classname is ClientScrollableHitSource.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

                         logger.warn(() -> new ParameterizedMessage(
                                "giving up on search because we retried [{}] times without success"; retryCount); e);
                        fail.accept(e);
                    }
                } else {
                    logger.warn("giving up on search because it failed with a non-retryable exception"; e);
                    fail.accept(e);
                }
            }
        }
        RetryHelper helper = new RetryHelper();




 

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