# Snapshot failure in ES 2.3.3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 19, 2016, 6:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-failure-in-es-2-3-3/58425 "2016-08-19T06:06:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 6:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-failure-in-es-2-3-3/58425/1 "2016-08-19T06:06:48Z")
I am using 2.3.3 ES in CENTOS 7. I am maintaining 2 node cluster both are master & data. I want to take a snapshot of the indices. I created the repo path in both nodes & created snapshot in both nodes. Is it really needed to created in both nodes??? I created `/home/ES/backup/` in both nodes & given permissions in both nodes. After that I created the snapshot `PUT _snapshot/my_backup { "type": "fs", "settings": { "location": "/home/ES/backup/" } }` `PUT _snapshot/my_backup/snapshot_2 { "indices": "articles,cpuload" }` `GET _snapshot/my_backup/snapshot_2` After creating snapshot I checked it. But it showing as 3 shards are failed. Why these 3 shards are failed. `{ "snapshots": [{ "snapshot": "snapshot_2", "version_id": 2030399, "version": "2.3.3", "indices": [ "articles", "cpuload"], "state": "PARTIAL", "start_time": "2016-08-19T05:55:59.902Z", "start_time_in_millis": 1471586159902, "end_time": "2016-08-19T05:56:00.020Z", "end_time_in_millis": 1471586160020, "duration_in_millis": 118, "failures": [{ "index": "cpuload", "shard_id": 1, "reason": "RepositoryMissingException[[my_backup] missing]", "node_id": "TOiQIaLvS4iZihVSNrqkOA", "status": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR" }, { "index": "articles", "shard_id": 0, "reason": "RepositoryMissingException[[my_backup] missing]", "node_id": "TOiQIaLvS4iZihVSNrqkOA", "status": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR" }, { "index": "cpuload", "shard_id": 3, "reason": "RepositoryMissingException[[my_backup] missing]", "node_id": "TOiQIaLvS4iZihVSNrqkOA", "status": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR" } ], "shards": { "total": 10, "failed": 3, "successful": 7 } } ] }` ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 6:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-failure-in-es-2-3-3/58425/2 "2016-08-19T06:18:41Z")
Anything in your logs? ---
**Author:** ![Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-failure-in-es-2-3-3/58425/3 "2016-08-19T07:06:47Z")
This is in one node `[2016-08-19 11:00:45,412][INFO][repositories] [ravi-2] update repository [my_backup] [2016-08-19 11:26:00,019][INFO][snapshots] [ravi-2] snapshot [my_backup:snapshot_2] is done` And this is in another `[2016-08-19 11:25:59,951][WARN][snapshots] [ravi-1] [[articles][0]] [my_backup:snapshot_2] failed to create snapshot RepositoryMissingException[[my_backup] missing] at org.elasticsearch.repositories.RepositoriesService.indexShardRepository(RepositoriesService.java:347) at org.elasticsearch.snapshots.SnapshotShardsService.snapshot(SnapshotShardsService.java:322) at org.elasticsearch.snapshots.SnapshotShardsService.access$200(SnapshotShardsService.java:76) at org.elasticsearch.snapshots.SnapshotShardsService$1.doRun(SnapshotShardsService.java:296) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:37) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)` All failed shards are belongs to this node only. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-failure-in-es-2-3-3/58425/4 "2016-08-19T07:07:34Z")
> [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](#): > > I created /home/ES/backup/ in both nodes Is it a shared filesystem? ---
**Author:** ![Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-failure-in-es-2-3-3/58425/5 "2016-08-19T07:13:43Z")
No. Its not. Is it necessary to share??? ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-failure-in-es-2-3-3/58425/6 "2016-08-19T07:31:08Z")
Yes - [Snapshot And Restore | Elasticsearch Guide [2.3] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/modules-snapshots.html#_shared_file_system_repository) > The _shared file system repository_ (`"type": "fs"`) uses the _shared file system_ to store snapshots. In order to register the _shared file system_ repository _it is necessary to mount the same **shared filesystem** to the same location on all master and data nodes_. This location (or one of its parent directories) must be registered in the path.repo setting on all master and data nodes. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-failure-in-es-2-3-3/58425/7 "2017-07-05T22:26:45Z")