The link doesn't work. I am not sure about the difference, I have always deleted the same, curl XPUT http... //to create, and curl XDelete /http:... Did the log tell you anything, there are some weird errors in there.
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:04:39 AM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: > > So you are wrestling with aliases. You can not delete aliases by file > system operations. Have you checked > > > http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-aliases.html#deleting > > for deleting aliases? > > Jörg > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Sam2014 <sabda...@gmail.com <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> ///Attached is the cluster log that covers the whole sequence from >> shutting the cluster and re-activating it. >> >> //Show me current state of cluster >> { >> "cluster_name": "rexCluster", >> "status": "red", >> "timed_out": false, >> "number_of_nodes": 2, >> "number_of_data_nodes": 2, >> "active_primary_shards": 7, >> "active_shards": 7, >> "relocating_shards": 0, >> "initializing_shards": 2, >> "unassigned_shards": 21 >> } >> >> //Show me indices on the cluster >> >> GET _aliases >> { >> "foo": { >> "aliases": {} >> }, >> "mediregs": { >> "aliases": {} >> }, >> "twitter": { >> "aliases": {} >> } >> } >> >> >> >> //Shut down the cluster >> >> POST /_cluster/nodes/_shutdown >> { >> "cluster_name": "rexCluster", >> "nodes": { >> "_vPEfmc9TruIpugk4NWleg": { >> "name": "node 1" >> }, >> "DB94rWiiSvS9HUTXwI7GTw": { >> "name": "node 2" >> } >> } >> } >> >> //Go into the fs and delete files under /data >> >> ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ >> >> ls >> >> *indices* node.lock *_state* >> >> ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0$ >> >> cd indices/ >> >> ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ >> >> ls >> >> *foo* *mediregs* *twitter* >> >> ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ >> >> sudo rm -rf foo >> >> ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ >> >> sudo rm -rf mediregs >> >> ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ >> >> sudo rm -rf twitter >> >> ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ >> >> ls >> >> >> ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-0A-99-EA:/opt/cores/elasticsearch/data/rexCluster/nodes/0/indices$ >> >> //Restart nodes 1 &2 - should be in log file >> >> Get _aliases //Again - they came back!! >> { >> "foo": { >> "aliases": {} >> }, >> "mediregs": { >> "aliases": {} >> }, >> "twitter": { >> "aliases": {} >> } >> } >> >> >> //Ok - Try to delete index >> DELETE /mediregs >> >> //takes little while and comes back >> { >> "acknowledged": false >> } >> >> >> >> >> On Monday, August 11, 2014 7:12:22 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: >> >>> Can you post your detailed steps and debug logs? >>> >>> Make also sure there is no third node - this looks like ES is shipping >>> shards to a third node from which the two nodes are recovering from. >>> >>> Jörg >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Sam2014 <sabda...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I stopped node 1, then I stopped node 2. I disabled the cluster, >>>> deleted files from nodes, Made sure no Indices on either node. I >>>> re-enabled >>>> cluster in yml, restarted cluster, and the index came back! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:16:42 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: >>>> >>>>> There is no vicious circle. First you must stop the cluster. Then, >>>>> after processes have exited, continue with file operations. After that, >>>>> you >>>>> can start the cluster nodes again. >>>>> >>>>> Jörg >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Sam2014 <sabda...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Oops, When I restarted the cluster/nodes, I see shards under an >>>>>> "unassigned node", neither of the two nodes of the cluster. Is there a >>>>>> way >>>>>> I can route/assign /delete out of this vicious cycle? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:46:25 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I also deleted the directory, restarted the nodes, and it recovered >>>>>>> the index still, which is null. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:42:53 PM UTC-4, Sam2014 wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I wish it was that simple, I deleted the directory of the index >>>>>>>> from /data. Yet, the index is still there and won't be deleted or >>>>>>>> recreated.. I still get acknowledged = false. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:31:36 PM UTC-4, Jörg Prante wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Your JVMs (at least one of them) are not able to process the >>>>>>>>> command, so you should check out the data directory where the file of >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> index to be deleted are located. Shut your cluster down, remove the >>>>>>>>> index >>>>>>>>> files of the index to be deleted from the filesystem, and start the >>>>>>>>> cluster >>>>>>>>> up again. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To avoid such situations, find out why the JVMs could not react, >>>>>>>>> most probably there are exceptions in the server logs, and fix the >>>>>>>>> trouble. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Jörg >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Sam2014 <sabda...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I got myself in trouble by changing the mapping. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I am on a cluster of 2 nodes, and trying to delete the index, I >>>>>>>>>> keep getting acknowleged = false with normal delete curl -X GET " >>>>>>>>>> http://localhost:9200/myIndex >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> If I look at my index through HEAD plugin, I get >>>>>>>>>> "myIndex" >>>>>>>>>> size: unknown >>>>>>>>>> docs: unknown >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> and I see no shards assigned to either node apparently >>>>>>>>>> (Everything in this index indicates Null). I would just like to be >>>>>>>>>> able to >>>>>>>>>> delete it. 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