# Can't delete Index! **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210 **Category:** Elasticsearch **Created:** [August 11, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210 "2014-08-11T21:24:44Z") **Posts on this page:** 17 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/1 "2014-08-11T21:24:44Z")
I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I keep getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET "[http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get "myIndex" size: unknown docs: unknown and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything in this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to delete it. How can I force a delete? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
### Author: ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante) #### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/2 "2014-08-11T21:31:30Z")
Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the command, so you should check out the data directory where the file of the index to be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index files of the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster up again. To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, most probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. Jörg On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabdalla80@gmail.com](mailto:sabdalla80@gmail.com) wrote: > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I keep > getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > "myIndex" > size: unknown > docs: unknown > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything in this > index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to delete it. How can I > force a delete? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAKdsXoHDd%2BXt%2BT80iysc0PhYhX2noCYdd184k2qa3b%3DcaCRBdw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAKdsXoHDd%2BXt%2BT80iysc0PhYhX2noCYdd184k2qa3b%3DcaCRBdw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/3 "2014-08-11T21:42:53Z")
I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index from /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or recreated.. I still get acknowledged = false. On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the command, so > you should check out the data directory where the file of the index to be > deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index files of the > index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster up again. > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, most > probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > Jörg > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 \<[sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > \\> wrote: > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I keep > > getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > "myIndex" > > size: unknown > > docs: unknown > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything in > > this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to delete it. How > > can I force a delete? > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ba85c02f-48c5-4b95-98bb-ed770499be50%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ba85c02f-48c5-4b95-98bb-ed770499be50%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/4 "2014-08-11T21:46:25Z")
I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered the index still, which is null. On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index from > /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or recreated.. I > still get acknowledged = false. > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the command, so > > you should check out the data directory where the file of the index to be > > deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index files of the > > index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster up again. > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, most > > probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > Jörg > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I keep > > > getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > "myIndex" > > > size: unknown > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything in > > > this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to delete it. How > > > can I force a delete? > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com) > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > . > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6677cce-21a7-4dbf-b4bc-867ec0055f33%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6677cce-21a7-4dbf-b4bc-867ec0055f33%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/5 "2014-08-11T21:49:12Z")
Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered the > index still, which is null. > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index from > > /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or recreated.. I > > still get acknowledged = false. > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the command, so > > > you should check out the data directory where the file of the index to be > > > deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index files of the > > > index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster up again. > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, most > > > probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I keep > > > > getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > "myIndex" > > > > size: unknown > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything in > > > > this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to delete it. How > > > > can I force a delete? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com) > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
### Author: ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante) #### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/6 "2014-08-11T22:16:28Z")
There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, after processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you can start the cluster nodes again. Jörg On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 [sabdalla80@gmail.com](mailto:sabdalla80@gmail.com) wrote: > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered the > > index still, which is null. > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index from > > > /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or recreated.. I > > > still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the command, > > > > so you should check out the data directory where the file of the index to > > > > be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index files of > > > > the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster up again. > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, most > > > > probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I keep > > > > > getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything in > > > > > this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to delete it. How > > > > > can I force a delete? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > > > msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772% > > > > > [40googlegroups.com](http://40googlegroups.com) > > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > > "elasticsearch" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com) > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAKdsXoGOd0Ai74Uk8EEABguKAgwcaug6HDoXDnCoO-eYmSXf5g%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAKdsXoGOd0Ai74Uk8EEABguKAgwcaug6HDoXDnCoO-eYmSXf5g%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/7 "2014-08-11T23:06:52Z")
I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, deleted files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled cluster in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, after > processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you can > start the cluster nodes again. > > Jörg > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 \<[sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > \\> wrote: > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered the > > > index still, which is null. > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index from > > > > /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or recreated.. I > > > > still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the command, > > > > > so you should check out the data directory where the file of the index to > > > > > be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index files of > > > > > the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster up again. > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, most > > > > > probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I keep > > > > > > getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything in > > > > > > this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to delete it. How > > > > > > can I force a delete? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > > > > > > send an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > > > > msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772% > > > > > > [40googlegroups.com](http://40googlegroups.com) > > > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > > > > . > > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > > > "elasticsearch" group. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com) > > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. 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### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/8 "2014-08-11T23:09:05Z")
I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, deleted files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled cluster in yml, restarted cluster, and the elusive index came back. I don't know what I am missing! On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, after > processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you can > start the cluster nodes again. > > Jörg > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 \<[sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > \\> wrote: > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered the > > > index still, which is null. > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index from > > > > /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or recreated.. I > > > > still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the command, > > > > > so you should check out the data directory where the file of the index to > > > > > be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index files of > > > > > the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster up again. > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, most > > > > > probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I keep > > > > > > getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything in > > > > > > this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to delete it. 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### Author: ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante) #### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/9 "2014-08-11T23:12:14Z")
Can you post your detailed steps and debug logs? Make also sure there is no third node - this looks like ES is shipping shards to a third node from which the two nodes are recovering from. Jörg On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Sam2014 [sabdalla80@gmail.com](mailto:sabdalla80@gmail.com) wrote: > I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, deleted > files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled cluster > in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, after > > processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you can > > start the cluster nodes again. > > > > Jörg > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered the > > > > index still, which is null. > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index from > > > > > /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or recreated.. I > > > > > still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the command, > > > > > > so you should check out the data directory where the file of the index to > > > > > > be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index files of > > > > > > the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster up again. > > > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, most > > > > > > probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I keep > > > > > > > getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > > > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything > > > > > > > in this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to delete it. > > > > > > > How can I force a delete? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > > > > > > > send an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-550](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-550) > > > > > > > 0-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%[40googlegroups.com](http://40googlegroups.com) > > > > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c6818593-5500-4762-9f59-46a2e2a3f772%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > > > > msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c% > > > > > > [40googlegroups.com](http://40googlegroups.com) > > > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8e616783-23fe-4029-9a53-6e30389abe6c%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > > > > . > > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/255a872f-02d3-49e5-917e-9736ffcf5c3b%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/255a872f-02d3-49e5-917e-9736ffcf5c3b%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/255a872f-02d3-49e5-917e-9736ffcf5c3b%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/255a872f-02d3-49e5-917e-9736ffcf5c3b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. 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### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 12, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/10 "2014-08-12T02:10:13Z")
///Attached is the cluster log that covers the whole sequence from shutting the cluster and re-activating it. //Show me current state of cluster { "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", "status": "red", "timed\_out": false, "number\_of\_nodes": 2, "number\_of\_data\_nodes": 2, "active\_primary\_shards": 7, "active\_shards": 7, "relocating\_shards": 0, "initializing\_shards": 2, "unassigned\_shards": 21 } //Show me indices on the cluster GET \_aliases { "foo": { "aliases": {} }, "mediregs": { "aliases": {} }, "twitter": { "aliases": {} } } //Shut down the cluster POST /\_cluster/nodes/\_shutdown { "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", "nodes": { "\_vPEfmc9TruIpugk4NWleg": { "name": "node 1" }, "DB94rWiiSvS9HUTXwI7GTw": { "name": "node 2" } } } //Go into the fs and delete files under /data ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ ls _indices_ node.lock _\_state_ ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ cd indices/ ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ ls _foo __mediregs__ twitter_ ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ sudo rm -rf foo ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ sudo rm -rf mediregs ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ sudo rm -rf twitter ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ ls ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ //Restart nodes 1 &2 - should be in log file Get \_aliases //Again - they came back!! { "foo": { "aliases": {} }, "mediregs": { "aliases": {} }, "twitter": { "aliases": {} } } //Ok - Try to delete index DELETE /mediregs //takes little while and comes back { "acknowledged": false } On Monday, August 11, 2014 7:12:22 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > Can you post your detailed steps and debug logs? > > Make also sure there is no third node - this looks like ES is shipping > shards to a third node from which the two nodes are recovering from. > > Jörg > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Sam2014 \<[sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) \ > > > wrote: > > > I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, deleted > > files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled cluster > > in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, after > > > processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you can > > > start the cluster nodes again. > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered > > > > > the index still, which is null. > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index from > > > > > > /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or recreated.. I > > > > > > still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the > > > > > > > command, so you should check out the data directory where the file of the > > > > > > > index to be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index > > > > > > > files of the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster > > > > > > > up again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, > > > > > > > most probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I > > > > > > > > keep getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > > > > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything > > > > > > > > in this index indicates Null). 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### Author: ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante) #### Post date: [August 12, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/11 "2014-08-12T07:04:25Z")
So you are wrestling with aliases. You can not delete aliases by file system operations. Have you checked > **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)** > > Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today. for deleting aliases? Jörg On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Sam2014 [sabdalla80@gmail.com](mailto:sabdalla80@gmail.com) wrote: > ///Attached is the cluster log that covers the whole sequence from > shutting the cluster and re-activating it. > > //Show me current state of cluster > { > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > "status": "red", > "timed\_out": false, > "number\_of\_nodes": 2, > "number\_of\_data\_nodes": 2, > "active\_primary\_shards": 7, > "active\_shards": 7, > "relocating\_shards": 0, > "initializing\_shards": 2, > "unassigned\_shards": 21 > } > > //Show me indices on the cluster > > GET \_aliases > { > "foo": { > "aliases": {} > }, > "mediregs": { > "aliases": {} > }, > "twitter": { > "aliases": {} > } > } > > //Shut down the cluster > > POST /\_cluster/nodes/\_shutdown > { > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > "nodes": { > "\_vPEfmc9TruIpugk4NWleg": { > "name": "node 1" > }, > "DB94rWiiSvS9HUTXwI7GTw": { > "name": "node 2" > } > } > } > > //Go into the fs and delete files under /data > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > ls > > _indices_ node.lock _\_state_ > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > cd indices/ > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > ls > > _foo __mediregs__ twitter_ > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > sudo rm -rf foo > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > sudo rm -rf mediregs > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > sudo rm -rf twitter > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > ls > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA > :/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > //Restart nodes 1 &2 - should be in log file > > Get \_aliases //Again - they came back!! > { > "foo": { > "aliases": {} > }, > "mediregs": { > "aliases": {} > }, > "twitter": { > "aliases": {} > } > } > > //Ok - Try to delete index > DELETE /mediregs > > //takes little while and comes back > { > "acknowledged": false > } > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 7:12:22 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > Can you post your detailed steps and debug logs? > > > > Make also sure there is no third node - this looks like ES is shipping > > shards to a third node from which the two nodes are recovering from. > > > > Jörg > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, deleted > > > files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled cluster > > > in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, > > > > after processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you > > > > can start the cluster nodes again. > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > > > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > > > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered > > > > > > the index still, which is null. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index from > > > > > > > /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or recreated.. I > > > > > > > still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the > > > > > > > > command, so you should check out the data directory where the file of the > > > > > > > > index to be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index > > > > > > > > files of the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster > > > > > > > > up again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, > > > > > > > > most probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I > > > > > > > > > keep getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > > > > > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently (Everything > > > > > > > > > in this index indicates Null). 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### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 12, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/12 "2014-08-12T13:28:43Z")
The link doesn't work. I am not sure about the difference, I have always deleted the same, curl XPUT http... //to create, and curl XDelete /http:... Did the log tell you anything, there are some weird errors in there. On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:04:39 AM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > So you are wrestling with aliases. You can not delete aliases by file > system operations. Have you checked > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-aliases.html#deleting) > > for deleting aliases? > > Jörg > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Sam2014 \<[sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) \ > > > wrote: > > > ///Attached is the cluster log that covers the whole sequence from > > shutting the cluster and re-activating it. > > > > //Show me current state of cluster > > { > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > "status": "red", > > "timed\_out": false, > > "number\_of\_nodes": 2, > > "number\_of\_data\_nodes": 2, > > "active\_primary\_shards": 7, > > "active\_shards": 7, > > "relocating\_shards": 0, > > "initializing\_shards": 2, > > "unassigned\_shards": 21 > > } > > > > //Show me indices on the cluster > > > > GET \_aliases > > { > > "foo": { > > "aliases": {} > > }, > > "mediregs": { > > "aliases": {} > > }, > > "twitter": { > > "aliases": {} > > } > > } > > > > //Shut down the cluster > > > > POST /\_cluster/nodes/\_shutdown > > { > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > "nodes": { > > "\_vPEfmc9TruIpugk4NWleg": { > > "name": "node 1" > > }, > > "DB94rWiiSvS9HUTXwI7GTw": { > > "name": "node 2" > > } > > } > > } > > > > //Go into the fs and delete files under /data > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > ls > > > > _indices_ node.lock _\_state_ > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > cd indices/ > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > ls > > > > _foo __mediregs__ twitter_ > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > sudo rm -rf foo > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > sudo rm -rf mediregs > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > sudo rm -rf twitter > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > ls > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > //Restart nodes 1 &2 - should be in log file > > > > Get \_aliases //Again - they came back!! > > { > > "foo": { > > "aliases": {} > > }, > > "mediregs": { > > "aliases": {} > > }, > > "twitter": { > > "aliases": {} > > } > > } > > > > //Ok - Try to delete index > > DELETE /mediregs > > > > //takes little while and comes back > > { > > "acknowledged": false > > } > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 7:12:22 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > Can you post your detailed steps and debug logs? > > > > > > Make also sure there is no third node - this looks like ES is shipping > > > shards to a third node from which the two nodes are recovering from. > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, > > > > deleted files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled > > > > cluster in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, > > > > > after processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you > > > > > can start the cluster nodes again. > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > > > > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > > > > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered > > > > > > > the index still, which is null. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index > > > > > > > > from /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or > > > > > > > > recreated.. I still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the > > > > > > > > > command, so you should check out the data directory where the file of the > > > > > > > > > index to be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index > > > > > > > > > files of the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster > > > > > > > > > up again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, > > > > > > > > > most probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I > > > > > > > > > > keep getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > > > > > > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently > > > > > > > > > > (Everything in this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to > > > > > > > > > > delete it. 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### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 12, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/13 "2014-08-12T13:42:10Z")
The link doesn't work. I am not sure about the difference, I have always deleted the indices the same way, curl -XPUT http... //to create, and curl -XDelete /http:... I did not create any aliases, I am just using Get \_aliases to see whats still on the node. Did the log tell you anything, there are some weird errors in there that I don't know how to interpret, a quick look there may tell you something. On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:04:39 AM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > So you are wrestling with aliases. You can not delete aliases by file > system operations. Have you checked > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-aliases.html#deleting) > > for deleting aliases? > > Jörg > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Sam2014 \<[sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) \ > > > wrote: > > > ///Attached is the cluster log that covers the whole sequence from > > shutting the cluster and re-activating it. > > > > //Show me current state of cluster > > { > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > "status": "red", > > "timed\_out": false, > > "number\_of\_nodes": 2, > > "number\_of\_data\_nodes": 2, > > "active\_primary\_shards": 7, > > "active\_shards": 7, > > "relocating\_shards": 0, > > "initializing\_shards": 2, > > "unassigned\_shards": 21 > > } > > > > //Show me indices on the cluster > > > > GET \_aliases > > { > > "foo": { > > "aliases": {} > > }, > > "mediregs": { > > "aliases": {} > > }, > > "twitter": { > > "aliases": {} > > } > > } > > > > //Shut down the cluster > > > > POST /\_cluster/nodes/\_shutdown > > { > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > "nodes": { > > "\_vPEfmc9TruIpugk4NWleg": { > > "name": "node 1" > > }, > > "DB94rWiiSvS9HUTXwI7GTw": { > > "name": "node 2" > > } > > } > > } > > > > //Go into the fs and delete files under /data > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > ls > > > > _indices_ node.lock _\_state_ > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > cd indices/ > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > ls > > > > _foo __mediregs__ twitter_ > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > sudo rm -rf foo > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > sudo rm -rf mediregs > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > sudo rm -rf twitter > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > ls > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > //Restart nodes 1 &2 - should be in log file > > > > Get \_aliases //Again - they came back!! > > { > > "foo": { > > "aliases": {} > > }, > > "mediregs": { > > "aliases": {} > > }, > > "twitter": { > > "aliases": {} > > } > > } > > > > //Ok - Try to delete index > > DELETE /mediregs > > > > //takes little while and comes back > > { > > "acknowledged": false > > } > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 7:12:22 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > Can you post your detailed steps and debug logs? > > > > > > Make also sure there is no third node - this looks like ES is shipping > > > shards to a third node from which the two nodes are recovering from. > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, > > > > deleted files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled > > > > cluster in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, > > > > > after processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you > > > > > can start the cluster nodes again. > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > > > > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > > > > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered > > > > > > > the index still, which is null. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index > > > > > > > > from /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or > > > > > > > > recreated.. I still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the > > > > > > > > > command, so you should check out the data directory where the file of the > > > > > > > > > index to be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index > > > > > > > > > files of the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster > > > > > > > > > up again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, > > > > > > > > > most probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I > > > > > > > > > > keep getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " > > > > > > > > > > [http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently > > > > > > > > > > (Everything in this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to > > > > > > > > > > delete it. 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### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 12, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/14 "2014-08-12T14:25:45Z")
Just wondering, will remove/re-install get rid of the stagnant index since I plan on upgrading from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2? On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 9:42:10 AM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > The link doesn't work. > I am not sure about the difference, I have always deleted the indices the > same way, curl -XPUT http... //to create, and curl -XDelete /http:... > I did not create any aliases, I am just using Get \_aliases to see whats > still on the node. > Did the log tell you anything, there are some weird errors in there that I > don't know how to interpret, a quick look there may tell you something. > > On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:04:39 AM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > So you are wrestling with aliases. You can not delete aliases by file > > system operations. Have you checked > > > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-aliases.html#deleting) > > > > for deleting aliases? > > > > Jörg > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > ///Attached is the cluster log that covers the whole sequence from > > > shutting the cluster and re-activating it. > > > > > > //Show me current state of cluster > > > { > > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > > "status": "red", > > > "timed\_out": false, > > > "number\_of\_nodes": 2, > > > "number\_of\_data\_nodes": 2, > > > "active\_primary\_shards": 7, > > > "active\_shards": 7, > > > "relocating\_shards": 0, > > > "initializing\_shards": 2, > > > "unassigned\_shards": 21 > > > } > > > > > > //Show me indices on the cluster > > > > > > GET \_aliases > > > { > > > "foo": { > > > "aliases": {} > > > }, > > > "mediregs": { > > > "aliases": {} > > > }, > > > "twitter": { > > > "aliases": {} > > > } > > > } > > > > > > //Shut down the cluster > > > > > > POST /\_cluster/nodes/\_shutdown > > > { > > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > > "nodes": { > > > "\_vPEfmc9TruIpugk4NWleg": { > > > "name": "node 1" > > > }, > > > "DB94rWiiSvS9HUTXwI7GTw": { > > > "name": "node 2" > > > } > > > } > > > } > > > > > > //Go into the fs and delete files under /data > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > > ls > > > > > > _indices_ node.lock _\_state_ > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > > cd indices/ > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > ls > > > > > > _foo __mediregs__ twitter_ > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > sudo rm -rf foo > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > sudo rm -rf mediregs > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > sudo rm -rf twitter > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > ls > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > //Restart nodes 1 &2 - should be in log file > > > > > > Get \_aliases //Again - they came back!! > > > { > > > "foo": { > > > "aliases": {} > > > }, > > > "mediregs": { > > > "aliases": {} > > > }, > > > "twitter": { > > > "aliases": {} > > > } > > > } > > > > > > //Ok - Try to delete index > > > DELETE /mediregs > > > > > > //takes little while and comes back > > > { > > > "acknowledged": false > > > } > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 7:12:22 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > Can you post your detailed steps and debug logs? > > > > > > > > Make also sure there is no third node - this looks like ES is shipping > > > > shards to a third node from which the two nodes are recovering from. > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, > > > > > deleted files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled > > > > > cluster in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, > > > > > > after processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you > > > > > > can start the cluster nodes again. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > > > > > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > > > > > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered > > > > > > > > the index still, which is null. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index > > > > > > > > > from /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or > > > > > > > > > recreated.. I still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the > > > > > > > > > > command, so you should check out the data directory where the file of the > > > > > > > > > > index to be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index > > > > > > > > > > files of the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster > > > > > > > > > > up again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, > > > > > > > > > > most probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I > > > > > > > > > > > keep getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET > > > > > > > > > > > "[http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently > > > > > > > > > > > (Everything in this index indicates Null). 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### Author: ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante) #### Post date: [August 12, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/15 "2014-08-12T14:46:23Z")
There is one node with zen unicast that can not connect. I do not know how to find more about that, it seems an EC2 issue. Except you are being attacked in vain by the scripting vulnerability, there are only syntax errors in configuration and queries... you should be able to fix that. Jörg On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Sam2014 [sabdalla80@gmail.com](mailto:sabdalla80@gmail.com) wrote: > Just wondering, will remove/re-install get rid of the stagnant index since > I plan on upgrading from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2? > > On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 9:42:10 AM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > The link doesn't work. > > I am not sure about the difference, I have always deleted the indices the > > same way, curl -XPUT http... //to create, and curl -XDelete /http:... > > I did not create any aliases, I am just using Get \_aliases to see whats > > still on the node. > > Did the log tell you anything, there are some weird errors in there that > > I don't know how to interpret, a quick look there may tell you something. > > > > On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:04:39 AM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > So you are wrestling with aliases. You can not delete aliases by file > > > system operations. Have you checked > > > > > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/) > > > reference/current/indices-aliases.html#deleting > > > > > > for deleting aliases? > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > ///Attached is the cluster log that covers the whole sequence from > > > > shutting the cluster and re-activating it. > > > > > > > > //Show me current state of cluster > > > > { > > > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > > > "status": "red", > > > > "timed\_out": false, > > > > "number\_of\_nodes": 2, > > > > "number\_of\_data\_nodes": 2, > > > > "active\_primary\_shards": 7, > > > > "active\_shards": 7, > > > > "relocating\_shards": 0, > > > > "initializing\_shards": 2, > > > > "unassigned\_shards": 21 > > > > } > > > > > > > > //Show me indices on the cluster > > > > > > > > GET \_aliases > > > > { > > > > "foo": { > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > }, > > > > "mediregs": { > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > }, > > > > "twitter": { > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > } > > > > } > > > > > > > > //Shut down the cluster > > > > > > > > POST /\_cluster/nodes/\_shutdown > > > > { > > > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > > > "nodes": { > > > > "\_vPEfmc9TruIpugk4NWleg": { > > > > "name": "node 1" > > > > }, > > > > "DB94rWiiSvS9HUTXwI7GTw": { > > > > "name": "node 2" > > > > } > > > > } > > > > } > > > > > > > > //Go into the fs and delete files under /data > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > > > ls > > > > > > > > _indices_ node.lock _\_state_ > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > > > cd indices/ > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > ls > > > > > > > > _foo __mediregs__ twitter_ > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > sudo rm -rf foo > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > sudo rm -rf mediregs > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > sudo rm -rf twitter > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > ls > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/ > > > > rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > //Restart nodes 1 &2 - should be in log file > > > > > > > > Get \_aliases //Again - they came back!! > > > > { > > > > "foo": { > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > }, > > > > "mediregs": { > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > }, > > > > "twitter": { > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > } > > > > } > > > > > > > > //Ok - Try to delete index > > > > DELETE /mediregs > > > > > > > > //takes little while and comes back > > > > { > > > > "acknowledged": false > > > > } > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 7:12:22 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > Can you post your detailed steps and debug logs? > > > > > > > > > > Make also sure there is no third node - this looks like ES is shipping > > > > > shards to a third node from which the two nodes are recovering from. > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, > > > > > > deleted files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled > > > > > > cluster in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, > > > > > > > after processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you > > > > > > > can start the cluster nodes again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > > > > > > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > > > > > > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it > > > > > > > > > recovered the index still, which is null. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index > > > > > > > > > > from /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or > > > > > > > > > > recreated.. I still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the > > > > > > > > > > > command, so you should check out the data directory where the file of the > > > > > > > > > > > index to be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index > > > > > > > > > > > files of the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster > > > > > > > > > > > up again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, > > > > > > > > > > > most probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the trouble. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I > > > > > > > > > > > > keep getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X > > > > > > > > > > > > GET "[http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently > > > > > > > > > > > > (Everything in this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to > > > > > > > > > > > > delete it. 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### Author: ![IronMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@IronMike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IronMike) #### Post date: [August 13, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-delete-index/19210/16 "2014-08-13T01:27:33Z")
Great, thanks for the help. I did few things and I am not sure which ended up wiping the index. I killed the cluster, I upgraded to 1.2.2, I rebooted the 2 AWS instances, I indexed on each node separately, then I joined the cluster. Things look fine now. On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 10:46:33 AM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > There is one node with zen unicast that can not connect. I do not know how > to find more about that, it seems an EC2 issue. > > Except you are being attacked in vain by the scripting vulnerability, > there are only syntax errors in configuration and queries... you should be > able to fix that. > > Jörg > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Sam2014 \<[sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) \ > > > wrote: > > > Just wondering, will remove/re-install get rid of the stagnant index > > since I plan on upgrading from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2? > > > > On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 9:42:10 AM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > The link doesn't work. > > > I am not sure about the difference, I have always deleted the indices > > > the same way, curl -XPUT http... //to create, and curl -XDelete /http:... > > > I did not create any aliases, I am just using Get \_aliases to see whats > > > still on the node. > > > Did the log tell you anything, there are some weird errors in there that > > > I don't know how to interpret, a quick look there may tell you something. > > > > > > On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:04:39 AM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > So you are wrestling with aliases. You can not delete aliases by file > > > > system operations. Have you checked > > > > > > > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/) > > > > reference/current/indices-aliases.html#deleting > > > > > > > > for deleting aliases? > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > ///Attached is the cluster log that covers the whole sequence from > > > > > shutting the cluster and re-activating it. > > > > > > > > > > //Show me current state of cluster > > > > > { > > > > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > > > > "status": "red", > > > > > "timed\_out": false, > > > > > "number\_of\_nodes": 2, > > > > > "number\_of\_data\_nodes": 2, > > > > > "active\_primary\_shards": 7, > > > > > "active\_shards": 7, > > > > > "relocating\_shards": 0, > > > > > "initializing\_shards": 2, > > > > > "unassigned\_shards": 21 > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > //Show me indices on the cluster > > > > > > > > > > GET \_aliases > > > > > { > > > > > "foo": { > > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > > }, > > > > > "mediregs": { > > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > > }, > > > > > "twitter": { > > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > > } > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > //Shut down the cluster > > > > > > > > > > POST /\_cluster/nodes/\_shutdown > > > > > { > > > > > "cluster\_name": "rexCluster", > > > > > "nodes": { > > > > > "\_vPEfmc9TruIpugk4NWleg": { > > > > > "name": "node 1" > > > > > }, > > > > > "DB94rWiiSvS9HUTXwI7GTw": { > > > > > "name": "node 2" > > > > > } > > > > > } > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > //Go into the fs and delete files under /data > > > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > > > > ls > > > > > > > > > > _indices_ node.lock _\_state_ > > > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ > > > > > cd indices/ > > > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > > ls > > > > > > > > > > _foo __mediregs__ twitter_ > > > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > > sudo rm -rf foo > > > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > > sudo rm -rf mediregs > > > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > > sudo rm -rf twitter > > > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > > ls > > > > > > > > > > ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/ > > > > > rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ > > > > > //Restart nodes 1 &2 - should be in log file > > > > > > > > > > Get \_aliases //Again - they came back!! > > > > > { > > > > > "foo": { > > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > > }, > > > > > "mediregs": { > > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > > }, > > > > > "twitter": { > > > > > "aliases": {} > > > > > } > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > //Ok - Try to delete index > > > > > DELETE /mediregs > > > > > > > > > > //takes little while and comes back > > > > > { > > > > > "acknowledged": false > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 7:12:22 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Can you post your detailed steps and debug logs? > > > > > > > > > > > > Make also sure there is no third node - this looks like ES is > > > > > > shipping shards to a third node from which the two nodes are recovering > > > > > > from. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, > > > > > > > deleted files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I re-enabled > > > > > > > cluster in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, > > > > > > > > after processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, you > > > > > > > > can start the cluster nodes again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an > > > > > > > > > "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a way > > > > > > > > > I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it > > > > > > > > > > recovered the index still, which is null. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index > > > > > > > > > > > from /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or > > > > > > > > > > > recreated.. I still get acknowledged = false. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the > > > > > > > > > > > > command, so you should check out the data directory where the file of the > > > > > > > > > > > > index to be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the index > > > > > > > > > > > > files of the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the cluster > > > > > > > > > > > > up again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not > > > > > > > > > > > > react, most probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the > > > > > > > > > > > > trouble. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 [sabda...@gmail.com](mailto:sabda...@gmail.com) > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, > > > > > > > > > > > > > I keep getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X > > > > > > > > > > > > > GET "[http://localhost:9200/myIndex](http://localhost:9200/myIndex) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get > > > > > > > > > > > > > "myIndex" > > > > > > > > > > > > > size: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > > docs: unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently > > > > > > > > > > > > > (Everything in this index indicates Null). I would just like to be able to > > > > > > > > > > > > > delete it. 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