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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Removing custom meta data type ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: tribe.
Log Context
Log “[{}] removing custom meta data type [{}]” classname is TribeService.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
if (mergedCustomMetaData == null) {
// we ignore merging custom md which doesn't implement MergableCustomMetaData interface
if (currentState.metaData().custom(changedCustomMetaDataType) instanceof MergableCustomMetaData) {
// custom md has been removed
clusterStateChanged = true;
logger.info("[{}] removing custom meta data type [{}]"; tribeName; changedCustomMetaDataType);
metaData.removeCustom(changedCustomMetaDataType);
}
} else {
// custom md has been changed
clusterStateChanged = true;
