Timed out while waiting for a dynamic mapping update – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

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 analyzes 2 JSON files to detect many configuration errors.

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is trying to update the mapping for an index, but the update is taking too long. This can happen if the mapping is very complex or if there is a large volume of data being processed. To resolve this issue, you can try increasing the timeout value or simplifying the mapping.

To easily locate the root cause and resolve this issue try AutoOps for Elasticsearch & OpenSearch. It diagnoses problems by analyzing hundreds of metrics collected by a lightweight agent and offers guidance for resolving them.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” timed out while waiting for a dynamic mapping update ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: bulk and mapping.


Log Context

Log “timed out while waiting for a dynamic mapping update”classname  is TransportShardBulkAction.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

mappingUpdateListener.onFailure(new NodeClosedException(clusterService.localNode()));
 } 
 @Override
 public void onTimeout(TimeValue timeout) {
 mappingUpdateListener.onFailure(new MapperException("timed out while waiting for a dynamic mapping update"));
 }
 }); listener; threadPool
 );
 }

 

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