Shard state info found but indexUUID didn t match expected actual – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

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Aug-23, Version: 2.3-2.3

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Briefly, this error occurs when the unique identifier (UUID) of an Elasticsearch index doesn’t match the expected UUID. This could be due to a corruption in the index or a failed recovery process. To resolve this issue, you can try to restore the index from a backup, or delete and recreate the index. If the problem persists, you may need to restart the Elasticsearch node or cluster to refresh the state information.

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” {} shard state info found but indexUUID didn’t match expected [{}] actual [{}] ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: index and shards.

Log Context

Log “{} shard state info found but indexUUID didn’t match expected [{}] actual [{}]” classname is TransportNodesListGatewayStartedShards.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

                 }
                // old shard metadata doesn't have the actual index UUID so we need to check if the actual uuid in the metadata
                // is equal to IndexMetaData.INDEX_UUID_NA_VALUE otherwise this shard doesn't belong to the requested index.
                if (indexUUID.equals(shardStateMetaData.indexUUID) == false
                        && IndexMetaData.INDEX_UUID_NA_VALUE.equals(shardStateMetaData.indexUUID) == false) {
                    logger.warn("{} shard state info found but indexUUID didn't match expected [{}] actual [{}]"; shardId; indexUUID; shardStateMetaData.indexUUID);
                } else {
                    logger.debug("{} shard state info found: [{}]"; shardId; shardStateMetaData);
                    return new NodeGatewayStartedShards(clusterService.localNode(); shardStateMetaData.version);
                }
            }




 

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