# Java client creation failure **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 3, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-client-creation-failure/13837 "2013-10-03T18:24:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thealy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@thealy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thealy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-client-creation-failure/13837/1 "2013-10-03T18:24:02Z")
I'm running version 0.90.3 on a 6 node ES cluster. My first Java API based program to index log entries from a file works fine. So I'm trying to morph it to run via TCP socket connection to accept "live" feeds via Redis. The program is running on the same workstation - which is one of the cluster nodes. I am using this code, which works fine in the file-based app: ``` // Try to get ES node connection try { node = ``` nodeBuilder().client(true).clusterName(elasticCluster).node(); client = node.client(); ``` } catch (Exception ex) {.... ``` But when I attempt to create the client, I get this error: 13/10/03 14:10:57 INFO elasticsearch.node: [t5] version[0.90.3], pid[6505], build[5c38d60/2013-08-06T13:18:31Z] 13/10/03 14:10:57 INFO elasticsearch.node: [t5] initializing ... 13/10/03 14:10:57 INFO elasticsearch.plugins: [t5] loaded [], sites [head] 13/10/03 14:10:59 ERROR state.meta: [t5] failed to read local state, exiting... org.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchIllegalStateException: node is not configured to store local location All searching for a cause/solution seem to refer to something called "graylog" (which I am not using), and none of them have an answer. Any suggestions? Thanks -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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:** [October 3, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-client-creation-failure/13837/2 "2013-10-03T18:38:39Z")
Just a quick helper - you use NodeClient (there is also TransportClient which in my eyes is simpler to use) - a NodeClient uses cluster discovery behind the scenes - because a NodeClient is a full member of the cluster, it must be able to read and save cluster state via local gateway - in your example, there is no setting for configuration of the path for the local gateway, so the default settings apply - your node client wants to synchronize with the cluster by sending its own state, but can't read a previously saved state, which is fatal, and then it bails out Jörg -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![thealy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@thealy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thealy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-client-creation-failure/13837/3 "2013-10-03T18:48:29Z")
Thank you for all the info Jorg. I'm not sure I understand it all, but will switch to TransportClient and see how that goes. I'm still confused that the file-based program works, but the environment must somehow be different. Terry On Thursday, October 3, 2013 2:38:39 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > Just a quick helper > > - you use NodeClient (there is also TransportClient which in my eyes is > simpler to use) > - a NodeClient uses cluster discovery behind the scenes > - because a NodeClient is a full member of the cluster, it must be able to > read and save cluster state via local gateway > - in your example, there is no setting for configuration of the path for > the local gateway, so the default settings apply > - your node client wants to synchronize with the cluster by sending its > own state, but can't read a previously saved state, which is fatal, and > then it bails out > > Jörg -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![thealy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@thealy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thealy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-client-creation-failure/13837/4 "2013-10-03T19:27:23Z")
TransportClient worked like a charm - thanks Jorg. On Thursday, October 3, 2013 2:48:29 PM UTC-4, Terry Healy wrote: > Thank you for all the info Jorg. I'm not sure I understand it all, but > will switch to TransportClient and see how that goes. I'm still confused > that the file-based program works, but the environment must somehow be > different. > > Terry > > On Thursday, October 3, 2013 2:38:39 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > > Just a quick helper > > > > - you use NodeClient (there is also TransportClient which in my eyes is > > simpler to use) > > - a NodeClient uses cluster discovery behind the scenes > > - because a NodeClient is a full member of the cluster, it must be able > > to read and save cluster state via local gateway > > - in your example, there is no setting for configuration of the path for > > the local gateway, so the default settings apply > > - your node client wants to synchronize with the cluster by sending its > > own state, but can't read a previously saved state, which is fatal, and > > then it bails out > > > > Jörg -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-client-creation-failure/13837/5 "2017-07-06T02:13:53Z")