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Briefly, this error occurs when a snapshot operation is already in progress in Elasticsearch. Elasticsearch can only perform one snapshot operation at a time, and this error is returned when a new snapshot is attempted while one is already in progress. To resolve the issue, wait for the current snapshot operation to complete before attempting a new one.
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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” snapshot is in progress ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: repositories, snapshot.
Overview
An Elasticsearch snapshot provides a backup mechanism that takes the current state and data in the cluster and saves it to a repository (read snapshot for more information). The backup process requires a repository to be created first. The repository needs to be registered using the _snapshot endpoint, and multiple repositories can be created per cluster. The following repository types are supported:
Repository types
| Repository type | Configuration type |
|---|---|
| Shared file system | Type: “fs” |
| S3 | Type : “s3” |
| HDFS | Type :“hdfs” |
| Azure | Type: “azure” |
| Google Cloud Storage | Type : “gcs” |
Examples
To register an “fs” repository:
PUT _snapshot/my_repo_01
{
"type": "fs",
"settings": {
"location": "/mnt/my_repo_dir"
}
}Notes and good things to know
- S3, HDFS, Azure and Google Cloud require a relevant plugin to be installed before it can be used for a snapshot.
- The setting, path.repo: /mnt/my_repo_dir needs to be added to elasticsearch.yml on all the nodes if you are planning to use the repo type of file system. Otherwise, it will fail.
- When using remote repositories, the network bandwidth and repository storage throughput should be high enough to complete the snapshot operations normally, otherwise you will end up with partial snapshots.
Log Context
Log “snapshot is in progress”classname is RepositoriesService.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
}
private static void ensureRepositoryNotInUse(ClusterState clusterState; String repository) {
final SnapshotsInProgress snapshots = clusterState.custom(SnapshotsInProgress.TYPE; SnapshotsInProgress.EMPTY);
if (snapshots.forRepo(repository).isEmpty() == false) {
throw newRepositoryConflictException(repository; "snapshot is in progress");
}
for (SnapshotDeletionsInProgress.Entry entry : clusterState.custom(
SnapshotDeletionsInProgress.TYPE;
SnapshotDeletionsInProgress.EMPTY
).getEntries()) {
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