# Failed to perform scheduled engine refresh (RefreshFailedEngineException) **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 16, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-perform-scheduled-engine-refresh-refreshfailedengineexception/13962 "2013-10-16T04:07:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jake\_Scott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jake_scott/32/2053_2.png) [@Jake\_Scott](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jake_Scott)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-perform-scheduled-engine-refresh-refreshfailedengineexception/13962/1 "2013-10-16T04:07:39Z")
Hi ya, We are seeing errors and wondering if there is any way to fix it. We are running on 64-bit Windows 7. We have the following Java version: java version "1.7.0\_40" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0\_40-b43) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.0-b56, mixed mode) Cheers Jake [2013-10-16 16:31:52,211][INFO][cluster.metadata] [dev-jakes] [postoffice] deleting index [2013-10-16 16:31:52,336][INFO][cluster.metadata] [dev-jakes] [postoffice] creating index, cause [api], shards [5]/[1], mappings [] [2013-10-16 16:31:52,578][INFO][cluster.metadata] [dev-jakes] [postoffice] create\_mapping [users] [2013-10-16 16:31:53,355][INFO][cluster.metadata] [dev-jakes] [postoffice] update\_mapping [users] (dynamic) [2013-10-16 16:31:53,387][WARN][index.shard.service] [dev-jakes] [postoffice][0] Failed to perform scheduled engine refresh org.elasticsearch.index.engine.RefreshFailedEngineException: [postoffice][0] Refresh failed at org.elasticsearch.index.engine.robin.RobinEngine.refresh(RobinEngine.java:795) at org.elasticsearch.index.shard.service.InternalIndexShard.refresh(InternalIndexShard.java:426) at org.elasticsearch.index.shard.service.InternalIndexShard$EngineRefresher$1.run(InternalIndexShard.java:801) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot overwrite: C:\Projects\ElasticSearch\data\postoffice\nodes\0\indices\postoffice\0\index\_0.cfs at org.apache.lucene.store.FSDirectory.ensureCanWrite(FSDirectory.java:298) at org.apache.lucene.store.FSDirectory.createOutput(FSDirectory.java:287) at org.apache.lucene.store.RateLimitedFSDirectory.createOutput(RateLimitedFSDirectory.java:41) at org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.createOutput(Store.java:419) at org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.createOutput(Store.java:409) at org.apache.lucene.store.TrackingDirectoryWrapper.createOutput(TrackingDirectoryWrapper.java:62) at org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileWriter.getOutput(CompoundFileWriter.java:103) at org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileWriter.createOutput(CompoundFileWriter.java:231) at org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileDirectory.createOutput(CompoundFileDirectory.java:332) at org.apache.lucene.store.Directory.copy(Directory.java:201) at org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.copy(Store.java:338) at org.apache.lucene.store.TrackingDirectoryWrapper.copy(TrackingDirectoryWrapper.java:113) at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.createCompoundFile(IndexWriter.java:4292) at org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriterPerThread.sealFlushedSegment(DocumentsWriterPerThread.java:574) at org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriterPerThread.flush(DocumentsWriterPerThread.java:541) at org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriter.doFlush(DocumentsWriter.java:478) at org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriter.flushAllThreads(DocumentsWriter.java:615) at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.getReader(IndexWriter.java:365) at org.apache.lucene.index.StandardDirectoryReader.doOpenFromWriter(StandardDirectoryReader.java:275) at org.apache.lucene.index.StandardDirectoryReader.doOpenIfChanged(StandardDirectoryReader.java:250) at org.apache.lucene.index.StandardDirectoryReader.doOpenIfChanged(StandardDirectoryReader.java:240) at org.apache.lucene.index.DirectoryReader.openIfChanged(DirectoryReader.java:170) at org.apache.lucene.search.SearcherManager.refreshIfNeeded(SearcherManager.java:118) at org.apache.lucene.search.SearcherManager.refreshIfNeeded(SearcherManager.java:58) at org.apache.lucene.search.ReferenceManager.doMaybeRefresh(ReferenceManager.java:155) at org.apache.lucene.search.ReferenceManager.maybeRefresh(ReferenceManager.java:204) at org.elasticsearch.index.engine.robin.RobinEngine.refresh(RobinEngine.java:776) ... 5 more Suppressed: java.io.IOException: Cannot overwrite: C:\Projects\ElasticSearch\data\postoffice\nodes\0\indices\postoffice\0\index\_0.cfs at org.apache.lucene.store.FSDirectory.ensureCanWrite(FSDirectory.java:298) at org.apache.lucene.store.FSDirectory.createOutput(FSDirectory.java:287) at org.apache.lucene.store.RateLimitedFSDirectory.createOutput(RateLimitedFSDirectory.java:41) at org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.createOutput(Store.java:419) at org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.createOutput(Store.java:409) at org.apache.lucene.store.TrackingDirectoryWrapper.createOutput(TrackingDirectoryWrapper.java:62) at org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileWriter.getOutput(CompoundFileWriter.java:103) at org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileWriter.close(CompoundFileWriter.java:147) at org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileDirectory.close(CompoundFileDirectory.java:256) at org.apache.lucene.util.IOUtils.closeWhileHandlingException(IOUtils.java:81) at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.createCompoundFile(IndexWriter.java:4300) ... 19 more -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. 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**Author:** ![Jake\_Scott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jake_scott/32/2053_2.png) [@Jake\_Scott](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jake_Scott)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-perform-scheduled-engine-refresh-refreshfailedengineexception/13962/2 "2013-10-16T04:11:39Z")
I also forgot to mention I am running the 0.90.5 version of ES On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 5:07:39 PM UTC+13, Jake Scott wrote: > Hi ya, > > We are seeing errors and wondering if there is any way to fix it. We are > running on 64-bit Windows 7. > > We have the following Java version: > > java version "1.7.0\_40" > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0\_40-b43) > Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.0-b56, mixed mode) > > Cheers > Jake > > [2013-10-16 16:31:52,211][INFO][cluster.metadata] [dev-jakes] > [postoffice] deleting index > [2013-10-16 16:31:52,336][INFO][cluster.metadata] [dev-jakes] > [postoffice] creating index, cause [api], shards [5]/[1], mappings > [2013-10-16 16:31:52,578][INFO][cluster.metadata] [dev-jakes] > [postoffice] create\_mapping [users] > [2013-10-16 16:31:53,355][INFO][cluster.metadata] [dev-jakes] > [postoffice] update\_mapping [users] (dynamic) > [2013-10-16 16:31:53,387][WARN][index.shard.service] [dev-jakes] > [postoffice][0] Failed to perform scheduled engine refresh > org.elasticsearch.index.engine.RefreshFailedEngineException: > [postoffice][0] Refresh failed > at > org.elasticsearch.index.engine.robin.RobinEngine.refresh(RobinEngine.java:795) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.shard.service.InternalIndexShard.refresh(InternalIndexShard.java:426) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.shard.service.InternalIndexShard$EngineRefresher$1.run(InternalIndexShard.java:801) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) > Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot overwrite: > C:\Projects\Elasticsearch\data\postoffice\nodes\0\indices\postoffice\0\index\_0.cfs > at org.apache.lucene.store.FSDirectory.ensureCanWrite(FSDirectory.java:298) > at org.apache.lucene.store.FSDirectory.createOutput(FSDirectory.java:287) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.RateLimitedFSDirectory.createOutput(RateLimitedFSDirectory.java:41) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.createOutput(Store.java:419) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.createOutput(Store.java:409) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.TrackingDirectoryWrapper.createOutput(TrackingDirectoryWrapper.java:62) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileWriter.getOutput(CompoundFileWriter.java:103) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileWriter.createOutput(CompoundFileWriter.java:231) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileDirectory.createOutput(CompoundFileDirectory.java:332) > at org.apache.lucene.store.Directory.copy(Directory.java:201) > at org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.copy(Store.java:338) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.TrackingDirectoryWrapper.copy(TrackingDirectoryWrapper.java:113) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.createCompoundFile(IndexWriter.java:4292) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriterPerThread.sealFlushedSegment(DocumentsWriterPerThread.java:574) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriterPerThread.flush(DocumentsWriterPerThread.java:541) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriter.doFlush(DocumentsWriter.java:478) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriter.flushAllThreads(DocumentsWriter.java:615) > at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.getReader(IndexWriter.java:365) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.StandardDirectoryReader.doOpenFromWriter(StandardDirectoryReader.java:275) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.StandardDirectoryReader.doOpenIfChanged(StandardDirectoryReader.java:250) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.StandardDirectoryReader.doOpenIfChanged(StandardDirectoryReader.java:240) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.DirectoryReader.openIfChanged(DirectoryReader.java:170) > at > org.apache.lucene.search.SearcherManager.refreshIfNeeded(SearcherManager.java:118) > at > org.apache.lucene.search.SearcherManager.refreshIfNeeded(SearcherManager.java:58) > at > org.apache.lucene.search.ReferenceManager.doMaybeRefresh(ReferenceManager.java:155) > at > org.apache.lucene.search.ReferenceManager.maybeRefresh(ReferenceManager.java:204) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.engine.robin.RobinEngine.refresh(RobinEngine.java:776) > ... 5 more > Suppressed: java.io.IOException: Cannot overwrite: > C:\Projects\Elasticsearch\data\postoffice\nodes\0\indices\postoffice\0\index\_0.cfs > at org.apache.lucene.store.FSDirectory.ensureCanWrite(FSDirectory.java:298) > at org.apache.lucene.store.FSDirectory.createOutput(FSDirectory.java:287) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.RateLimitedFSDirectory.createOutput(RateLimitedFSDirectory.java:41) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.createOutput(Store.java:419) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store$StoreDirectory.createOutput(Store.java:409) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.TrackingDirectoryWrapper.createOutput(TrackingDirectoryWrapper.java:62) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileWriter.getOutput(CompoundFileWriter.java:103) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileWriter.close(CompoundFileWriter.java:147) > at > org.apache.lucene.store.CompoundFileDirectory.close(CompoundFileDirectory.java:256) > at > org.apache.lucene.util.IOUtils.closeWhileHandlingException(IOUtils.java:81) > at > org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.createCompoundFile(IndexWriter.java:4300) > ... 19 more -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. 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**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, 2:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-perform-scheduled-engine-refresh-refreshfailedengineexception/13962/3 "2017-07-06T02:12:16Z")