[ERROR][testhost] policy [test-data-retention] for index [test_logger_info.20221026] failed on step [{"phase":"hot","action":"rollover","name":"check-rollover-ready"}]. Moving to ERROR step

[Tanya_Patel]

I am getting the following error - single node/cluster setup

@Error

ava.lang.IllegalArgumentException: rollover target [test_logger_alias] does not point to a write index
at org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.rollover.MetadataRolloverService.validate(MetadataRolloverService.java:273) ~[elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.rollover.MetadataRolloverService.rolloverClusterState(MetadataRolloverService.java:93) ~[elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.rollover.TransportRolloverAction.masterOperation(TransportRolloverAction.java:108) ~[elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.rollover.TransportRolloverAction.masterOperation(TransportRolloverAction.java:60) ~[elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.master.TransportMasterNodeAction$AsyncSingleAction.lambda$doStart$3(TransportMasterNodeAction.java:170) ~[elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRunnable$2.doRun(ActionRunnable.java:73) ~[elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:37) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.EsExecutors$DirectExecutorService.execute(EsExecutors.java:226) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.master.TransportMasterNodeAction$AsyncSingleAction.doStart(TransportMasterNodeAction.java:170) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.master.TransportMasterNodeAction$AsyncSingleAction.start(TransportMasterNodeAction.java:133) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.master.TransportMasterNodeAction.doExecute(TransportMasterNodeAction.java:110) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.master.TransportMasterNodeAction.doExecute(TransportMasterNodeAction.java:59) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction$RequestFilterChain.proceed(TransportAction.java:179) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.ActionFilter$Simple.apply(ActionFilter.java:53) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction$RequestFilterChain.proceed(TransportAction.java:177) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.action.filter.SecurityActionFilter.apply(SecurityActionFilter.java:124) [x-pack-security-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction$RequestFilterChain.proceed(TransportAction.java:177) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction.execute(TransportAction.java:155) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction.execute(TransportAction.java:83) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.client.node.NodeClient.executeLocally(NodeClient.java:83) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.client.node.NodeClient.doExecute(NodeClient.java:72) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.client.support.AbstractClient.execute(AbstractClient.java:399) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ClientHelper.executeAsyncWithOrigin(ClientHelper.java:92) [x-pack-core-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ClientHelper.executeWithHeadersAsync(ClientHelper.java:155) [x-pack-core-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ilm.LifecyclePolicySecurityClient.doExecute(LifecyclePolicySecurityClient.java:51) [x-pack-ilm-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.client.support.AbstractClient.execute(AbstractClient.java:399) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.client.support.AbstractClient$IndicesAdmin.execute(AbstractClient.java:1234) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.client.support.AbstractClient$IndicesAdmin.rolloverIndex(AbstractClient.java:1736) [elasticsearch-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ilm.WaitForRolloverReadyStep.evaluateCondition(WaitForRolloverReadyStep.java:128) [x-pack-core-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ilm.IndexLifecycleRunner.runPeriodicStep(IndexLifecycleRunner.java:173) [x-pack-ilm-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ilm.IndexLifecycleService.triggerPolicies(IndexLifecycleService.java:329) [x-pack-ilm-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ilm.IndexLifecycleService.triggered(IndexLifecycleService.java:267) [x-pack-ilm-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.scheduler.SchedulerEngine.notifyListeners(SchedulerEngine.java:183) [x-pack-core-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.scheduler.SchedulerEngine$ActiveSchedule.run(SchedulerEngine.java:211) [x-pack-core-7.8.1.jar:7.8.1]
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515) [?:?]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) [?:?]
at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:304) [?:?]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1130) [?:?]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:630) [?:?]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:832) [?:?]

ILM Policy

@Policy

{
"test-data-retention" : {
"version" : 2,
"modified_date" : "2022-10-27T10:34:25.729Z",
"policy" : {
"phases" : {
"hot" : {
"min_age" : "0ms",
"actions" : {
"rollover" : {
"max_size" : "50gb",
"max_age" : "15d"
},
"set_priority" : {
"priority" : 100
}
}
},
"delete" : {
"min_age" : "15d",
"actions" : {
"delete" : {
"delete_searchable_snapshot" : true
}
}
}
}
}
}
}

Template

{
"test_template" : {
"order" : 0,
"index_patterns" : [
"test_logger_*"
],
"settings" : {
"index" : {
"lifecycle" : {
"name" : "test-data-retention",
"rollover_alias" : "test_logger_alias"
},
"number_of_shards" : "1",
"number_of_replicas" : "1"
}
},
"mappings" : {
"_meta" : { },
"_source" : { },
"properties" : { }
},
"aliases" : { }
}
}

[warkolm (Mark Walkom)]

Welcome to our community!
It looks like you are using Elasticsearch 7.8, please upgrade as that is EOL.

@Error

rollover target [test_logger_alias] does not point to a write index

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