Using local fs location for gateway should be changed to be a shared location across nodes – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

Aug-23, Version: 1.3-1.3

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is configured to use a local filesystem for its gateway, which is not recommended for a multi-node setup. The gateway should be a shared location across all nodes to ensure data consistency and availability. To resolve this issue, you can configure Elasticsearch to use a shared filesystem like NFS or a cloud-based storage service. Alternatively, you can use a plugin like the Repository-S3 plugin for Amazon S3, or the Repository-GCS plugin for Google Cloud Storage. Remember to update the path in the Elasticsearch configuration file.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” using local fs location for gateway; should be changed to be a shared location across nodes ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: repositories and repository-azure.

Log Context

Log “using local fs location for gateway; should be changed to be a shared location across nodes” classname is FsRepository.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

     public FsRepository(RepositoryName name; RepositorySettings repositorySettings; ThreadPool threadPool; IndexShardRepository indexShardRepository) throws IOException {
        super(name.getName(); repositorySettings; indexShardRepository);
        File locationFile;
        String location = repositorySettings.settings().get("location"; componentSettings.get("location"));
        if (location == null) {
            logger.warn("using local fs location for gateway; should be changed to be a shared location across nodes");
            throw new RepositoryException(name.name(); "missing location");
        } else {
            locationFile = new File(location);
        }
        blobStore = new FsBlobStore(componentSettings; threadPool; locationFile);




 

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