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Version: 0.13.0

ISM Error Prevention API

The ISM Error Prevention API allows you to enable Index State Management (ISM) error prevention and check the validation status and message.

Enable error prevention validation​

You can configure error prevention validation by setting the plugins.index_state_management.validation_service.enabled parameter.

Example request​

PUT _cluster/settings
{
   "persistent":{
      "plugins.index_state_management.validation_action.enabled": true
   }
}

Example response​

{
  "acknowledged" : true,
  "persistent" : {
    "plugins" : {
      "index_state_management" : {
        "validation_action" : {
          "enabled" : "true"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "transient" : { }
}

Check validation status and message via the Explain API​

Pass the validate_action=true path parameter in the Explain API URI to see the validation status and message.

Example request​

GET _plugins/_ism/explain/test-000001?validate_action=true

Example response​

{
  "test-000001" : {
    "index.plugins.index_state_management.policy_id" : "test_rollover",
    "index.opendistro.index_state_management.policy_id" : "test_rollover",
    "index" : "test-000001",
    "index_uuid" : "CgKsxFmQSIa8dWqpbSJmyA",
    "policy_id" : "test_rollover",
    "policy_seq_no" : -2,
    "policy_primary_term" : 0,
    "rolled_over" : false,
    "index_creation_date" : 1667410460649,
    "state" : {
      "name" : "rollover",
      "start_time" : 1667410766045
    },
    "action" : {
      "name" : "rollover",
      "start_time" : 1667411127803,
      "index" : 0,
      "failed" : false,
      "consumed_retries" : 0,
      "last_retry_time" : 0
    },
    "step" : {
      "name" : "attempt_rollover",
      "start_time" : 1667411127803,
      "step_status" : "starting"
    },
    "retry_info" : {
      "failed" : true,
      "consumed_retries" : 0
    },
    "info" : {
      "message" : "Previous action was not able to update IndexMetaData."
    },
    "enabled" : false,
    "validate" : {
      "validation_message" : "Missing rollover_alias index setting [index=test-000001]",
      "validation_status" : "re_validating"
    }
  },
  "total_managed_indices" : 1
}

If you pass the parameter without a value or false, then it doesn't return the validation status and message. Only if you pass validate_action=true will the response will return the validation status and message.

Example request​

GET _plugins/_ism/explain/test-000001?validate_action=false
 --- OR ---
GET _plugins/_ism/explain/test-000001

Example response​

{
  "test-000001" : {
    "index.plugins.index_state_management.policy_id" : "test_rollover",
    "index.opendistro.index_state_management.policy_id" : "test_rollover",
    "index" : "test-000001",
    "index_uuid" : "CgKsxFmQSIa8dWqpbSJmyA",
    "policy_id" : "test_rollover",
    "policy_seq_no" : -2,
    "policy_primary_term" : 0,
    "rolled_over" : false,
    "index_creation_date" : 1667410460649,
    "state" : {
      "name" : "rollover",
      "start_time" : 1667410766045
    },
    "action" : {
      "name" : "rollover",
      "start_time" : 1667411127803,
      "index" : 0,
      "failed" : false,
      "consumed_retries" : 0,
      "last_retry_time" : 0
    },
    "step" : {
      "name" : "attempt_rollover",
      "start_time" : 1667411127803,
      "step_status" : "starting"
    },
    "retry_info" : {
      "failed" : true,
      "consumed_retries" : 0
    },
    "info" : {
      "message" : "Previous action was not able to update IndexMetaData."
    },
    "enabled" : false
  },
  "total_managed_indices" : 1
}