Exception occurred when storing new meta data – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

Aug-23, Version: 7-8.9

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch encounters an issue while trying to store new metadata. This could be due to insufficient disk space, incorrect file permissions, or a network connectivity issue. To resolve this, you can free up disk space, check and correct file permissions, or troubleshoot network connectivity. Additionally, ensure that the Elasticsearch cluster is properly configured and that the metadata being stored is not corrupted or in an incorrect format.

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Log Context

Log “Exception occurred when storing new meta data” classname is GatewayMetaState.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

            assert threadPoolExecutor.getQueue().isEmpty() : "threadPoolExecutor queue not empty";
            threadPoolExecutor.execute(new AbstractRunnable() {

                @Override
                public void onFailure(Exception e) {
                    logger.error("Exception occurred when storing new meta data"; e);
                }

                @Override
                public void onRejection(Exception e) {
                    assert threadPoolExecutor.isShutdown() : "only expect rejections when shutting down";

 

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