Wait for seq no refreshed timed out – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

Opster Team

August-23, Version: 8.9-8.9

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to refresh the sequence number within the specified timeout period. This could be due to heavy indexing load, slow disk I/O, or network latency. To resolve this issue, you can increase the timeout value, reduce the indexing load, optimize your disk I/O operations, or improve your network connectivity. Additionally, ensure your Elasticsearch cluster is properly sized and configured for your workload.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Wait for seq_no [{}] refreshed timed out [{}] ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: search.

Log Context

Log “Wait for seq_no [{}] refreshed timed out [{}]” class name is SearchService.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

 // index shard on timeout so that a timed-out listener does not use up any listener slots.
 final TimeValue timeout = request.getWaitForCheckpointsTimeout();
 final Scheduler.ScheduledCancellable timeoutTask = NO_TIMEOUT.equals(timeout) ? null : threadPool.schedule(() -> {
 if (isDone.compareAndSet(false; true)) {
 listener.onFailure(
 new ElasticsearchTimeoutException("Wait for seq_no [{}] refreshed timed out [{}]"; waitForCheckpoint; timeout)
 );
 }
 }; timeout; Names.SAME);  // allow waiting for not-yet-issued sequence number if shard isn't promotable to primary and the timeout is less than or equal

 

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