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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Took . which is over . to for ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: cluster and master.

Log Context
Log “took [{}]; which is over [{}]; to {} for [{}]” classname is MasterService.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
} } private void logExecutionTime(TimeValue executionTime; String activity; String summary) { if (executionTime.getMillis() > slowTaskLoggingThreshold.getMillis()) { logger.warn("took [{}]; which is over [{}]; to {} for [{}]"; executionTime; slowTaskLoggingThreshold; activity; summary); } else { logger.debug("took [{}] to {} for [{}]"; executionTime; activity; summary); } }
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