# ElasticSearch 0.16: Already flushing exception **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 6, 2011, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-0-16-already-flushing-exception/4358 "2011-05-06T10:23:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pcdinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@pcdinh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pcdinh)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-0-16-already-flushing-exception/4358/1 "2011-05-06T10:23:32Z")
Hi, I got a lot of exceptions as follows in elasticsearch.log [2011-05-06 10:17:42,198][DEBUG][action.admin.indices.flush] [Enigma] [poidev][1], node[9kyQaFDoSe6\_DC-6WYQBZA], [P], s[STARTED]: Failed to execute [org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.FlushRequest@b0ffd6] org.elasticsearch.index.engine.FlushNotAllowedEngineException: [poidev] [1] Already flushing... at org.elasticsearch.index.engine.robin.RobinEngine.flush(RobinEngine.java: 661) at org.elasticsearch.index.shard.service.InternalIndexShard.flush(InternalIndexShard.java: 417) at org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.TransportFlushAction.shardOperation(TransportFlushAction.java: 114) at org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.TransportFlushAction.shardOperation(TransportFlushAction.java: 50) at org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction $AsyncBroadcastAction.performOperation(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java: 238) at org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction $AsyncBroadcastAction.access $200(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:126) at org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction $AsyncBroadcastAction$1.run(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java: 195) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor $Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor $Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [2011-05-06 10:17:42,804][DEBUG][action.admin.indices.flush] [Enigma] [poidev][4], node[9kyQaFDoSe6\_DC-6WYQBZA], [P], s[STARTED]: Failed to execute [org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.FlushRequest@c1c6c3] org.elasticsearch.index.engine.FlushNotAllowedEngineException: [poidev] [4] Already flushing... at org.elasticsearch.index.engine.robin.RobinEngine.flush(RobinEngine.java: 661) at org.elasticsearch.index.shard.service.InternalIndexShard.flush(InternalIndexShard.java: 417) at org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.TransportFlushAction.shardOperation(TransportFlushAction.java: 114) at org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.TransportFlushAction.shardOperation(TransportFlushAction.java: 50) at org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction $AsyncBroadcastAction.performOperation(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java: 238) at org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction $AsyncBroadcastAction.access $200(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:126) at org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction $AsyncBroadcastAction$1.run(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java: 195) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor $Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor $Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) I am doing bulk index using pyes. Is it a bug or just a mistake wih my code? Regards, Dinh ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-0-16-already-flushing-exception/4358/2 "2011-05-06T15:19:19Z")
You can ignore that. You issue a flush request, and its already in the process of flushing for that shard, so its not executing. On Friday, May 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM, pcdinh wrote: > Hi, > > I got a lot of exceptions as follows in elasticsearch.log > > [2011-05-06 10:17:42,198][DEBUG][action.admin.indices.flush] [Enigma] > [poidev][1], node[9kyQaFDoSe6\_DC-6WYQBZA], [P], s[STARTED]: Failed to > execute > [org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.FlushRequest@b0ffd6] > org.elasticsearch.index.engine.FlushNotAllowedEngineException: [poidev] > [1] Already flushing... > at > org.elasticsearch.index.engine.robin.RobinEngine.flush(RobinEngine.java: > 661) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.shard.service.InternalIndexShard.flush(InternalIndexShard.java: > 417) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.TransportFlushAction.shardOperation(TransportFlushAction.java: > 114) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.TransportFlushAction.shardOperation(TransportFlushAction.java: > 50) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction > $AsyncBroadcastAction.performOperation(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java: > 238) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction > $AsyncBroadcastAction.access > $200(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:126) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction > $AsyncBroadcastAction$1.run(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java: > 195) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > $Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > $Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) > [2011-05-06 10:17:42,804][DEBUG][action.admin.indices.flush] [Enigma] > [poidev][4], node[9kyQaFDoSe6\_DC-6WYQBZA], [P], s[STARTED]: Failed to > execute > [org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.FlushRequest@c1c6c3] > org.elasticsearch.index.engine.FlushNotAllowedEngineException: [poidev] > [4] Already flushing... > at > org.elasticsearch.index.engine.robin.RobinEngine.flush(RobinEngine.java: > 661) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.shard.service.InternalIndexShard.flush(InternalIndexShard.java: > 417) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.TransportFlushAction.shardOperation(TransportFlushAction.java: > 114) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.TransportFlushAction.shardOperation(TransportFlushAction.java: > 50) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction > $AsyncBroadcastAction.performOperation(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java: > 238) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction > $AsyncBroadcastAction.access > $200(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:126) > at > org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction > $AsyncBroadcastAction$1.run(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java: > 195) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > $Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > $Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) > > I am doing bulk index using pyes. Is it a bug or just a mistake wih my > code? > > Regards, > > Dinh ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-0-16-already-flushing-exception/4358/3 "2017-07-06T04:06:48Z")