elasticsearch operation_error ai_generated true

ConcurrentSnapshotExecutionException: cannot start snapshot

ID: elasticsearch/snapshot-concurrent-limit

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82%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
8 active — — —

Root Cause

Another snapshot operation is already running.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Queue snapshots and wait for current one to complete
  2. 88% success Use SLM (Snapshot Lifecycle Management) for automated scheduling

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Kill running snapshot 80% fail

    May leave repository in inconsistent state

  2. Run all snapshots in parallel 82% fail

    Cluster overload