Cannot delete data streams that are being snapshotted:

Opster Team

July-20, Version: 1.7-8.0

Before you begin reading this guide, we recommend you try running the Elasticsearch Error Check-Up which can resolve issues that cause many errors.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Cannot delete data streams that are being snapshotted: ” to appear. It’s important to understand the issues related to the log, so to get started, read the general overview on common issues and tips related to the Elasticsearch concepts: delete, admin and indices.

Advanced users might want to skip right to the common problems section in each concept or try running the Check-Up which analyses ES to pinpoint the cause of many errors and provides suitable actionable recommendations how to resolve them (free tool that requires no installation).

Log Context

Log”Cannot delete data streams that are being snapshotted:”classname is DeleteDataStreamAction.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

throw new ResourceNotFoundException("data_streams matching [" + request.name + "] not found");
  }
 
  Set snapshottingDataStreams = SnapshotsService.snapshottingDataStreams(currentState; dataStreams);
  if (snapshottingDataStreams.isEmpty() == false) {
  throw new SnapshotInProgressException("Cannot delete data streams that are being snapshotted: " + snapshottingDataStreams +
  ". Try again after snapshot finishes or cancel the currently running snapshot.");
  }
 
  List dataStreamsToRemove = new ArrayList();
  Set backingIndicesToRemove = new HashSet();