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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Failed to handle exception response ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: response.
Log Context
Log “Failed to handle exception response [{}]” classname is TcpTransport.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
final RemoteTransportException rtx = (RemoteTransportException) error;
threadPool.executor(handler.executor()).execute(() -> {
try {
handler.handleException(rtx);
} catch (Exception e) {
logger.error(() -> new ParameterizedMessage("failed to handle exception response [{}]"; handler); e);
}
});
}
protected void handleRequest(TcpChannel channel; InboundMessage.RequestMessage message; int messageLengthBytes) throws IOException {
