Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch cannot find the specified snapshot lifecycle policy or policies. This could be due to the policy being deleted, not yet created, or a typo in the policy name. To resolve this issue, you can verify the existence of the policy by using the GET lifecycle policy API. If it doesn’t exist, create a new policy using the PUT lifecycle policy API. If it’s a typo, correct the policy name in your request.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” snapshot lifecycle policy or policies {} not found ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin, snapshot.
Log Context
Log “snapshot lifecycle policy or policies {} not found” class name is TransportGetSnapshotLifecycleAction.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
.collect(Collectors.toList());
if (lifecycles.size() == 0) {
if (request.getLifecycleIds().length == 0) {
listener.onResponse(new GetSnapshotLifecycleAction.Response(Collections.emptyList()));
} else {
listener.onFailure(new ResourceNotFoundException("snapshot lifecycle policy or policies {} not found";
Arrays.toString(request.getLifecycleIds())));
}
} else {
listener.onResponse(new GetSnapshotLifecycleAction.Response(lifecycles));
}
