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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Updating custom meta data type data ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: tribe.
Log Context
Log “[{}] updating custom meta data type [{}] data [{}]” classname is TribeService.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
metaData.removeCustom(changedCustomMetaDataType);
}
} else {
// custom md has been changed
clusterStateChanged = true;
logger.info("[{}] updating custom meta data type [{}] data [{}]"; tribeName; changedCustomMetaDataType; mergedCustomMetaData);
metaData.putCustom(changedCustomMetaDataType; mergedCustomMetaData);
}
}
return clusterStateChanged;
}
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