No longer the elected master – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

March-22, Version: 1.7-8.0

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” no longer the elected master ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: cluster, master.


Log Context

Log “no longer the elected master”classname  is LeaderChecker.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

if (statusInfo.getStatus() == UNHEALTHY) {
 logger.debug("this node is unhealthy [{}]; rejecting leader check: {}"; statusInfo.getInfo(); request);
 throw new NodeHealthCheckFailureException(statusInfo.getInfo());
 } else if (discoveryNodes.isLocalNodeElectedMaster() == false) {
 logger.debug("rejecting leader check on non-master: {}"; request);
 throw new CoordinationStateRejectedException("no longer the elected master");
 } else if (discoveryNodes.nodeExists(request.getSender()) == false) {
 logger.debug("rejecting leader check from removed node: {}"; request);
 throw new CoordinationStateRejectedException(
 "rejecting check since [" + request.getSender().descriptionWithoutAttributes() + "] has been removed from the cluster"
 );

 

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