NoNodeException Error when trying to create a transport client for Elasticsearch

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I am running Elasticsearch 2.1.0 on localhost:9200. What I need to do is read from an index using Java for ES, without having to create a node, because I care about the speed of my application. The following is my code:

try (Client client = TransportClient.builder().build()
                .addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), 9200))
                .addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), 9200))) {
            QueryBuilder qb = matchQuery(
                    ...
            );  
            CountResponse response;
            response = client.prepareCount(indexName)
                    .setTypes(spammerType).setQuery(qb)
                    .execute()
                    .actionGet();
        }

However, I am getting the following error:

Exception in thread "main" NoNodeAvailableException[None of the configured nodes are available: [{#transport#-1}{127.0.0.1}{localhost/127.0.0.1:9200}]]

But I'm trying to avoid creating a node because as I mentioned before, I need my application to be as fast as possible in reading from the index. According to ES:

There are uses-cases for both clients:

The transport client is ideal if you want to decouple your application
from the cluster. For example, if your application quickly creates and
destroys connections to the cluster, a transport client is much
"lighter" than a node client, since it is not part of a cluster.

Similarly, if you need to create thousands of connections, you don’t
want to have thousands of node clients join the cluster. The TC will
be a better choice.

On the flipside, if you need only a few long-lived, persistent
connection objects to the cluster, a node client can be a bit more
efficient since it knows the cluster layout. But it ties your
application into the cluster, so it may pose problems from a firewall
perspective.

How can I fix the error?? Thanks.

2

Use port 9300 instead.

3

Can I perform a search query using the transport client? Because when I tried port 9300 without the search query, it finally returned no errors (thank you). However, when I added my search query and wanted the result to be returned, I got the NoNodeExceptionerror again.

4

Of course you can. Look at the Java guide: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/java-search.html

5

Okay, but the following is my search and yet I am receiving the NoNode error:

try (Client client = TransportClient.builder().build()
        .addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), 9300))
        .addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), 9300))) {
    QueryBuilder qb = matchQuery(
            "user_name",
            Username
    );  
    
    CountResponse response = client.prepareCount(indexName)
            .setTypes(spammerType).setQuery(qb)
            .execute()
            .actionGet();
    return response;
}

And the following is the error I am receiving.

Exception in thread "main" NoNodeAvailableException[None of the configured nodes are available: [{#transport#-1}{**.**.**.**}{***/**.**.**.**:9300}]]

When I tried the same query for the node client, it worked for me with no errors. Why is it now showing me that error?

Thanks.

6

Hard to say. First guess: cluster name?
Second guess: network.host not properly set in your node?

7

I've removed the comment of the cluster.name in my elasticsearch.yml configuration file and set it to "elasticsearch". Then, I added the following to my application:

Settings.Builder st = Settings.builder()
                .put("cluster.name", "elasticsearch");

try (Client client = TransportClient.builder().settings(st).build()
        .addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), 9300)))

But I am still receiving the same error. How can I fix the network.host if it was indeed the problem?? I'm running ES on localhost:9200 and the configurations of that in the elasticsearch.yml are all commented out.

8

This? https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-network.html

Define it to your ip address for example.

9

You use InetAddress.getLocalHost(), this may return an IPv6 address. Is Elasticsearch configured for IPv6?

In the message Exception in thread "main" NoNodeAvailableException[None of the configured nodes are available: [{#transport#-1}{**.**.**.**}{***/**.**.**.**:9300}]] you can see the correct IP and Elasticsearch must be configured to this IP.

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OKay, I got it to work. I defined the network.host in the ES configs to localhost and only then it worked. thanks.