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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Upgrade failed to read state from ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: shards.

Log Context
Log “[upgrade]: failed to read state from [” classname is LocalGatewayShardsState.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
} pre09ReadState(data); index = fileIndex; latest = stateFile; } catch (IOException e) { logger.warn("[upgrade]: failed to read state from [" + name + "]; ignoring..."; e); } } } } if (latest == null) {
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