From b271a964a7f359cebec90b1ffb55a21fb9b8907d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Xie Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:05:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document reindexing failures (#5031) * Document reindexing failures * Remove statement about unstable clusters and reindex resiliency (cherry picked from commit 9405b850c652b435f7f8d496cf2c2b0f7f351b22) --- output/openapi/elasticsearch-openapi.json | 2 +- output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json | 2 +- output/schema/schema.json | 6 +++--- specification/_global/reindex/ReindexRequest.ts | 6 ++++++ 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-openapi.json b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-openapi.json index 26c8134d7e..fe07374de8 100644 --- a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-openapi.json +++ b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-openapi.json @@ -33372,7 +33372,7 @@ "document" ], "summary": "Reindex documents", - "description": "Copy documents from a source to a destination.\nYou can copy all documents to the destination index or reindex a subset of the documents.\nThe source can be any existing index, alias, or data stream.\nThe destination must differ from the source.\nFor example, you cannot reindex a data stream into itself.\n\nIMPORTANT: Reindex requires `_source` to be enabled for all documents in the source.\nThe destination should be configured as wanted before calling the reindex API.\nReindex does not copy the settings from the source or its associated template.\nMappings, shard counts, and replicas, for example, must be configured ahead of time.\n\nIf the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following security privileges:\n\n* The `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n* The `write` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or index alias.\n* To automatically create a data stream or index with a reindex API request, you must have the `auto_configure`, `create_index`, or `manage` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or alias.\n* If reindexing from a remote cluster, the `source.remote.user` must have the `monitor` cluster privilege and the `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n\nIf reindexing from a remote cluster, you must explicitly allow the remote host in the `reindex.remote.whitelist` setting.\nAutomatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.\n\nThe `dest` element can be configured like the index API to control optimistic concurrency control.\nOmitting `version_type` or setting it to `internal` causes Elasticsearch to blindly dump documents into the destination, overwriting any that happen to have the same ID.\n\nSetting `version_type` to `external` causes Elasticsearch to preserve the `version` from the source, create any documents that are missing, and update any documents that have an older version in the destination than they do in the source.\n\nSetting `op_type` to `create` causes the reindex API to create only missing documents in the destination.\nAll existing documents will cause a version conflict.\n\nIMPORTANT: Because data streams are append-only, any reindex request to a destination data stream must have an `op_type` of `create`.\nA reindex can only add new documents to a destination data stream.\nIt cannot update existing documents in a destination data stream.\n\nBy default, version conflicts abort the reindex process.\nTo continue reindexing if there are conflicts, set the `conflicts` request body property to `proceed`.\nIn this case, the response includes a count of the version conflicts that were encountered.\nNote that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the `conflicts` property.\nAdditionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than `max_docs` until it has successfully indexed `max_docs` documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.\n\nRefer to the linked documentation for examples of how to reindex documents.\n\n## Required authorization\n\n* Index privileges: `read`,`write`\n", + "description": "Copy documents from a source to a destination.\nYou can copy all documents to the destination index or reindex a subset of the documents.\nThe source can be any existing index, alias, or data stream.\nThe destination must differ from the source.\nFor example, you cannot reindex a data stream into itself.\n\nIMPORTANT: Reindex requires `_source` to be enabled for all documents in the source.\nThe destination should be configured as wanted before calling the reindex API.\nReindex does not copy the settings from the source or its associated template.\nMappings, shard counts, and replicas, for example, must be configured ahead of time.\n\nIf the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following security privileges:\n\n* The `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n* The `write` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or index alias.\n* To automatically create a data stream or index with a reindex API request, you must have the `auto_configure`, `create_index`, or `manage` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or alias.\n* If reindexing from a remote cluster, the `source.remote.user` must have the `monitor` cluster privilege and the `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n\nIf reindexing from a remote cluster, you must explicitly allow the remote host in the `reindex.remote.whitelist` setting.\nAutomatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.\n\nThe `dest` element can be configured like the index API to control optimistic concurrency control.\nOmitting `version_type` or setting it to `internal` causes Elasticsearch to blindly dump documents into the destination, overwriting any that happen to have the same ID.\n\nSetting `version_type` to `external` causes Elasticsearch to preserve the `version` from the source, create any documents that are missing, and update any documents that have an older version in the destination than they do in the source.\n\nSetting `op_type` to `create` causes the reindex API to create only missing documents in the destination.\nAll existing documents will cause a version conflict.\n\nIMPORTANT: Because data streams are append-only, any reindex request to a destination data stream must have an `op_type` of `create`.\nA reindex can only add new documents to a destination data stream.\nIt cannot update existing documents in a destination data stream.\n\nBy default, version conflicts abort the reindex process.\nTo continue reindexing if there are conflicts, set the `conflicts` request body property to `proceed`.\nIn this case, the response includes a count of the version conflicts that were encountered.\nNote that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the `conflicts` property.\nAdditionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than `max_docs` until it has successfully indexed `max_docs` documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.\n\nIt's recommended to reindex on indices with a green status. Reindexing can fail when a node shuts down or crashes.\n* When requested with `wait_for_completion=true` (default), the request fails if the node shuts down.\n* When requested with `wait_for_completion=false`, a task id is returned, which can be used via the task management API to monitor, debug, or cancel the task. The task may disappear or fail if the node shuts down.\nWhen retrying a failed reindex operation, it might be necessary to set `conflicts=proceed` or to first delete the partial destination index.\nAdditionally, dry runs, checking disk space, and fetching index recovery information can help address the root cause.\n\nRefer to the linked documentation for examples of how to reindex documents.\n\n## Required authorization\n\n* Index privileges: `read`,`write`\n", "externalDocs": { "url": "https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/rest-apis/reindex-indices", "x-previousVersionUrl": "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.18/docs-reindex.html" diff --git a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json index e7a88b0204..facdeace6d 100644 --- a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json +++ b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json @@ -20388,7 +20388,7 @@ "document" ], "summary": "Reindex documents", - "description": "Copy documents from a source to a destination.\nYou can copy all documents to the destination index or reindex a subset of the documents.\nThe source can be any existing index, alias, or data stream.\nThe destination must differ from the source.\nFor example, you cannot reindex a data stream into itself.\n\nIMPORTANT: Reindex requires `_source` to be enabled for all documents in the source.\nThe destination should be configured as wanted before calling the reindex API.\nReindex does not copy the settings from the source or its associated template.\nMappings, shard counts, and replicas, for example, must be configured ahead of time.\n\nIf the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following security privileges:\n\n* The `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n* The `write` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or index alias.\n* To automatically create a data stream or index with a reindex API request, you must have the `auto_configure`, `create_index`, or `manage` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or alias.\n* If reindexing from a remote cluster, the `source.remote.user` must have the `monitor` cluster privilege and the `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n\nIf reindexing from a remote cluster, you must explicitly allow the remote host in the `reindex.remote.whitelist` setting.\nAutomatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.\n\nThe `dest` element can be configured like the index API to control optimistic concurrency control.\nOmitting `version_type` or setting it to `internal` causes Elasticsearch to blindly dump documents into the destination, overwriting any that happen to have the same ID.\n\nSetting `version_type` to `external` causes Elasticsearch to preserve the `version` from the source, create any documents that are missing, and update any documents that have an older version in the destination than they do in the source.\n\nSetting `op_type` to `create` causes the reindex API to create only missing documents in the destination.\nAll existing documents will cause a version conflict.\n\nIMPORTANT: Because data streams are append-only, any reindex request to a destination data stream must have an `op_type` of `create`.\nA reindex can only add new documents to a destination data stream.\nIt cannot update existing documents in a destination data stream.\n\nBy default, version conflicts abort the reindex process.\nTo continue reindexing if there are conflicts, set the `conflicts` request body property to `proceed`.\nIn this case, the response includes a count of the version conflicts that were encountered.\nNote that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the `conflicts` property.\nAdditionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than `max_docs` until it has successfully indexed `max_docs` documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.\n\nRefer to the linked documentation for examples of how to reindex documents.\n\n## Required authorization\n\n* Index privileges: `read`,`write`\n", + "description": "Copy documents from a source to a destination.\nYou can copy all documents to the destination index or reindex a subset of the documents.\nThe source can be any existing index, alias, or data stream.\nThe destination must differ from the source.\nFor example, you cannot reindex a data stream into itself.\n\nIMPORTANT: Reindex requires `_source` to be enabled for all documents in the source.\nThe destination should be configured as wanted before calling the reindex API.\nReindex does not copy the settings from the source or its associated template.\nMappings, shard counts, and replicas, for example, must be configured ahead of time.\n\nIf the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following security privileges:\n\n* The `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n* The `write` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or index alias.\n* To automatically create a data stream or index with a reindex API request, you must have the `auto_configure`, `create_index`, or `manage` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or alias.\n* If reindexing from a remote cluster, the `source.remote.user` must have the `monitor` cluster privilege and the `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n\nIf reindexing from a remote cluster, you must explicitly allow the remote host in the `reindex.remote.whitelist` setting.\nAutomatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.\n\nThe `dest` element can be configured like the index API to control optimistic concurrency control.\nOmitting `version_type` or setting it to `internal` causes Elasticsearch to blindly dump documents into the destination, overwriting any that happen to have the same ID.\n\nSetting `version_type` to `external` causes Elasticsearch to preserve the `version` from the source, create any documents that are missing, and update any documents that have an older version in the destination than they do in the source.\n\nSetting `op_type` to `create` causes the reindex API to create only missing documents in the destination.\nAll existing documents will cause a version conflict.\n\nIMPORTANT: Because data streams are append-only, any reindex request to a destination data stream must have an `op_type` of `create`.\nA reindex can only add new documents to a destination data stream.\nIt cannot update existing documents in a destination data stream.\n\nBy default, version conflicts abort the reindex process.\nTo continue reindexing if there are conflicts, set the `conflicts` request body property to `proceed`.\nIn this case, the response includes a count of the version conflicts that were encountered.\nNote that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the `conflicts` property.\nAdditionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than `max_docs` until it has successfully indexed `max_docs` documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.\n\nIt's recommended to reindex on indices with a green status. Reindexing can fail when a node shuts down or crashes.\n* When requested with `wait_for_completion=true` (default), the request fails if the node shuts down.\n* When requested with `wait_for_completion=false`, a task id is returned, which can be used via the task management API to monitor, debug, or cancel the task. The task may disappear or fail if the node shuts down.\nWhen retrying a failed reindex operation, it might be necessary to set `conflicts=proceed` or to first delete the partial destination index.\nAdditionally, dry runs, checking disk space, and fetching index recovery information can help address the root cause.\n\nRefer to the linked documentation for examples of how to reindex documents.\n\n## Required authorization\n\n* Index privileges: `read`,`write`\n", "externalDocs": { "url": "https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/rest-apis/reindex-indices", "x-previousVersionUrl": "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.18/docs-reindex.html" diff --git a/output/schema/schema.json b/output/schema/schema.json index 09ededf598..2fbf528c21 100644 --- a/output/schema/schema.json +++ b/output/schema/schema.json @@ -16351,7 +16351,7 @@ "stability": "stable" } }, - "description": "Reindex documents.\n\nCopy documents from a source to a destination.\nYou can copy all documents to the destination index or reindex a subset of the documents.\nThe source can be any existing index, alias, or data stream.\nThe destination must differ from the source.\nFor example, you cannot reindex a data stream into itself.\n\nIMPORTANT: Reindex requires `_source` to be enabled for all documents in the source.\nThe destination should be configured as wanted before calling the reindex API.\nReindex does not copy the settings from the source or its associated template.\nMappings, shard counts, and replicas, for example, must be configured ahead of time.\n\nIf the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following security privileges:\n\n* The `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n* The `write` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or index alias.\n* To automatically create a data stream or index with a reindex API request, you must have the `auto_configure`, `create_index`, or `manage` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or alias.\n* If reindexing from a remote cluster, the `source.remote.user` must have the `monitor` cluster privilege and the `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n\nIf reindexing from a remote cluster, you must explicitly allow the remote host in the `reindex.remote.whitelist` setting.\nAutomatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.\n\nThe `dest` element can be configured like the index API to control optimistic concurrency control.\nOmitting `version_type` or setting it to `internal` causes Elasticsearch to blindly dump documents into the destination, overwriting any that happen to have the same ID.\n\nSetting `version_type` to `external` causes Elasticsearch to preserve the `version` from the source, create any documents that are missing, and update any documents that have an older version in the destination than they do in the source.\n\nSetting `op_type` to `create` causes the reindex API to create only missing documents in the destination.\nAll existing documents will cause a version conflict.\n\nIMPORTANT: Because data streams are append-only, any reindex request to a destination data stream must have an `op_type` of `create`.\nA reindex can only add new documents to a destination data stream.\nIt cannot update existing documents in a destination data stream.\n\nBy default, version conflicts abort the reindex process.\nTo continue reindexing if there are conflicts, set the `conflicts` request body property to `proceed`.\nIn this case, the response includes a count of the version conflicts that were encountered.\nNote that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the `conflicts` property.\nAdditionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than `max_docs` until it has successfully indexed `max_docs` documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.\n\nRefer to the linked documentation for examples of how to reindex documents.", + "description": "Reindex documents.\n\nCopy documents from a source to a destination.\nYou can copy all documents to the destination index or reindex a subset of the documents.\nThe source can be any existing index, alias, or data stream.\nThe destination must differ from the source.\nFor example, you cannot reindex a data stream into itself.\n\nIMPORTANT: Reindex requires `_source` to be enabled for all documents in the source.\nThe destination should be configured as wanted before calling the reindex API.\nReindex does not copy the settings from the source or its associated template.\nMappings, shard counts, and replicas, for example, must be configured ahead of time.\n\nIf the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following security privileges:\n\n* The `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n* The `write` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or index alias.\n* To automatically create a data stream or index with a reindex API request, you must have the `auto_configure`, `create_index`, or `manage` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or alias.\n* If reindexing from a remote cluster, the `source.remote.user` must have the `monitor` cluster privilege and the `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n\nIf reindexing from a remote cluster, you must explicitly allow the remote host in the `reindex.remote.whitelist` setting.\nAutomatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.\n\nThe `dest` element can be configured like the index API to control optimistic concurrency control.\nOmitting `version_type` or setting it to `internal` causes Elasticsearch to blindly dump documents into the destination, overwriting any that happen to have the same ID.\n\nSetting `version_type` to `external` causes Elasticsearch to preserve the `version` from the source, create any documents that are missing, and update any documents that have an older version in the destination than they do in the source.\n\nSetting `op_type` to `create` causes the reindex API to create only missing documents in the destination.\nAll existing documents will cause a version conflict.\n\nIMPORTANT: Because data streams are append-only, any reindex request to a destination data stream must have an `op_type` of `create`.\nA reindex can only add new documents to a destination data stream.\nIt cannot update existing documents in a destination data stream.\n\nBy default, version conflicts abort the reindex process.\nTo continue reindexing if there are conflicts, set the `conflicts` request body property to `proceed`.\nIn this case, the response includes a count of the version conflicts that were encountered.\nNote that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the `conflicts` property.\nAdditionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than `max_docs` until it has successfully indexed `max_docs` documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.\n\nIt's recommended to reindex on indices with a green status. Reindexing can fail when a node shuts down or crashes.\n* When requested with `wait_for_completion=true` (default), the request fails if the node shuts down.\n* When requested with `wait_for_completion=false`, a task id is returned, which can be used via the task management API to monitor, debug, or cancel the task. The task may disappear or fail if the node shuts down.\nWhen retrying a failed reindex operation, it might be necessary to set `conflicts=proceed` or to first delete the partial destination index.\nAdditionally, dry runs, checking disk space, and fetching index recovery information can help address the root cause.\n\nRefer to the linked documentation for examples of how to reindex documents.", "docId": "docs-reindex", "docTag": "document", "docUrl": "https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-reindex", @@ -35200,7 +35200,7 @@ } ] }, - "description": "Reindex documents.\n\nCopy documents from a source to a destination.\nYou can copy all documents to the destination index or reindex a subset of the documents.\nThe source can be any existing index, alias, or data stream.\nThe destination must differ from the source.\nFor example, you cannot reindex a data stream into itself.\n\nIMPORTANT: Reindex requires `_source` to be enabled for all documents in the source.\nThe destination should be configured as wanted before calling the reindex API.\nReindex does not copy the settings from the source or its associated template.\nMappings, shard counts, and replicas, for example, must be configured ahead of time.\n\nIf the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following security privileges:\n\n* The `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n* The `write` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or index alias.\n* To automatically create a data stream or index with a reindex API request, you must have the `auto_configure`, `create_index`, or `manage` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or alias.\n* If reindexing from a remote cluster, the `source.remote.user` must have the `monitor` cluster privilege and the `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n\nIf reindexing from a remote cluster, you must explicitly allow the remote host in the `reindex.remote.whitelist` setting.\nAutomatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.\n\nThe `dest` element can be configured like the index API to control optimistic concurrency control.\nOmitting `version_type` or setting it to `internal` causes Elasticsearch to blindly dump documents into the destination, overwriting any that happen to have the same ID.\n\nSetting `version_type` to `external` causes Elasticsearch to preserve the `version` from the source, create any documents that are missing, and update any documents that have an older version in the destination than they do in the source.\n\nSetting `op_type` to `create` causes the reindex API to create only missing documents in the destination.\nAll existing documents will cause a version conflict.\n\nIMPORTANT: Because data streams are append-only, any reindex request to a destination data stream must have an `op_type` of `create`.\nA reindex can only add new documents to a destination data stream.\nIt cannot update existing documents in a destination data stream.\n\nBy default, version conflicts abort the reindex process.\nTo continue reindexing if there are conflicts, set the `conflicts` request body property to `proceed`.\nIn this case, the response includes a count of the version conflicts that were encountered.\nNote that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the `conflicts` property.\nAdditionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than `max_docs` until it has successfully indexed `max_docs` documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.\n\nRefer to the linked documentation for examples of how to reindex documents.", + "description": "Reindex documents.\n\nCopy documents from a source to a destination.\nYou can copy all documents to the destination index or reindex a subset of the documents.\nThe source can be any existing index, alias, or data stream.\nThe destination must differ from the source.\nFor example, you cannot reindex a data stream into itself.\n\nIMPORTANT: Reindex requires `_source` to be enabled for all documents in the source.\nThe destination should be configured as wanted before calling the reindex API.\nReindex does not copy the settings from the source or its associated template.\nMappings, shard counts, and replicas, for example, must be configured ahead of time.\n\nIf the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following security privileges:\n\n* The `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n* The `write` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or index alias.\n* To automatically create a data stream or index with a reindex API request, you must have the `auto_configure`, `create_index`, or `manage` index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or alias.\n* If reindexing from a remote cluster, the `source.remote.user` must have the `monitor` cluster privilege and the `read` index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.\n\nIf reindexing from a remote cluster, you must explicitly allow the remote host in the `reindex.remote.whitelist` setting.\nAutomatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.\n\nThe `dest` element can be configured like the index API to control optimistic concurrency control.\nOmitting `version_type` or setting it to `internal` causes Elasticsearch to blindly dump documents into the destination, overwriting any that happen to have the same ID.\n\nSetting `version_type` to `external` causes Elasticsearch to preserve the `version` from the source, create any documents that are missing, and update any documents that have an older version in the destination than they do in the source.\n\nSetting `op_type` to `create` causes the reindex API to create only missing documents in the destination.\nAll existing documents will cause a version conflict.\n\nIMPORTANT: Because data streams are append-only, any reindex request to a destination data stream must have an `op_type` of `create`.\nA reindex can only add new documents to a destination data stream.\nIt cannot update existing documents in a destination data stream.\n\nBy default, version conflicts abort the reindex process.\nTo continue reindexing if there are conflicts, set the `conflicts` request body property to `proceed`.\nIn this case, the response includes a count of the version conflicts that were encountered.\nNote that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the `conflicts` property.\nAdditionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than `max_docs` until it has successfully indexed `max_docs` documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.\n\nIt's recommended to reindex on indices with a green status. Reindexing can fail when a node shuts down or crashes.\n* When requested with `wait_for_completion=true` (default), the request fails if the node shuts down.\n* When requested with `wait_for_completion=false`, a task id is returned, which can be used via the task management API to monitor, debug, or cancel the task. The task may disappear or fail if the node shuts down.\nWhen retrying a failed reindex operation, it might be necessary to set `conflicts=proceed` or to first delete the partial destination index.\nAdditionally, dry runs, checking disk space, and fetching index recovery information can help address the root cause.\n\nRefer to the linked documentation for examples of how to reindex documents.", "examples": { "ReindexRequestExample1": { "alternatives": [ @@ -35701,7 +35701,7 @@ } } ], - "specLocation": "_global/reindex/ReindexRequest.ts#L27-L178" + "specLocation": "_global/reindex/ReindexRequest.ts#L27-L184" }, { "kind": "response", diff --git a/specification/_global/reindex/ReindexRequest.ts b/specification/_global/reindex/ReindexRequest.ts index 228e152168..7088b81635 100644 --- a/specification/_global/reindex/ReindexRequest.ts +++ b/specification/_global/reindex/ReindexRequest.ts @@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ import { Destination, Source } from './types' * Note that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the `conflicts` property. * Additionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than `max_docs` until it has successfully indexed `max_docs` documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query. * + * It's recommended to reindex on indices with a green status. Reindexing can fail when a node shuts down or crashes. + * * When requested with `wait_for_completion=true` (default), the request fails if the node shuts down. + * * When requested with `wait_for_completion=false`, a task id is returned, which can be used via the task management API to monitor, debug, or cancel the task. The task may disappear or fail if the node shuts down. + * When retrying a failed reindex operation, it might be necessary to set `conflicts=proceed` or to first delete the partial destination index. + * Additionally, dry runs, checking disk space, and fetching index recovery information can help address the root cause. + * * Refer to the linked documentation for examples of how to reindex documents. * @rest_spec_name reindex * @availability stack since=2.3.0 stability=stable