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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Cannot delete data streams that are being snapshotted: ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: delete, admin and indices.
Overview
DELETE is an Elasticsearch API which removes a document from a specific index. This API requires an index name and _id document to delete the document.
Delete a document
DELETE /my_index/_doc/1
Notes
- A delete request throws 404 error code if the document does not already exist in the index.
- If you want to delete a set of documents that matches a query, you need to use delete by query API.
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<>();
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