KB-1763 "HTTP Code: 500" error observed with ClusterBlockException or DiskThresholdMonitor error in the search server log

pauline.delacruz — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:22:52 GMT

Current Revision posted to Appian Knowledge Base by pauline.delacruz on 3/12/2024 1:22:52 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

One or both of the following errors are also seen in the search server log (located at <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

[WARN ][org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.DiskThresholdMonitor] [Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>] flood stage disk watermark [95%] exceeded on [<HOSTNAME>][Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>][<APPIAN_HOME>/search-server/data/nodes/0] free: X.Xgb[X.X%], all indices on this node will be marked read-only

Cause

These above exceptions are related to a property in Elasticsearch: cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.flood_stage. When Elasticsearch detects that the disk usage is more than 95%, it changes the indices to read-only, which makes several actions unavailable on the environment. More information about this property can be found in this documentation.

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following commands to unblock the indices:

Linux

Authenticate with the search server

APIKEY=$(awk '/^conf.data.search-server.restclient.apiKey=/ { match($0, /conf.data.search-server.restclient.apiKey=(.*)/, arr); print arr[1] }' <APPIAN_HOME>/conf/custom.properties);
AUTHHEADER="Authorization: ApiKey $(echo -n $APIKEY | base64 -w0)";
alias curl='curl --header "$AUTHHEADER"'

Unblock the indices that are in read-only state

curl -XPUT "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

After the command finishes, the following message will be outputted: {"acknowledged":true}

Windows

Note: Run the command in PowerShell or Command Prompt (cmd.exe), if it is configured to run as PowerShell.

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command: {"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: March 2024

Tags: DiskThresholdMonitor, administration, 500, search server, disk usage, infrastructure, disk, ClusterBlockException

KB-1763 "HTTP Code: 500" error observed with ClusterBlockException or DiskThresholdMonitor error in the search server log

Rebecca Jonas — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:10:49 GMT

Revision 20 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Rebecca Jonas on 6/30/2020 9:10:49 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

One or both of the following errors are also seen in the search server log (located at <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

[WARN ][org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.DiskThresholdMonitor] [Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>] flood stage disk watermark [95%] exceeded on [<HOSTNAME>][Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>][<APPIAN_HOME>/search-server/data/nodes/0] free: X.Xgb[X.X%], all indices on this node will be marked read-only

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to unblock the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Note: Run the command in PowerShell or Command Prompt (cmd.exe), if it is configured to run as PowerShell.

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2020

Tags: DiskThresholdMonitor, administration, 500, search server, disk usage, infrastructure, disk, ClusterBlockException

KB-1763 "HTTP Code: 500" error observed with ClusterBlockException or DiskThresholdMonitor error in the search server log

Rebecca Jonas — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:09:01 GMT

Revision 19 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Rebecca Jonas on 6/30/2020 9:09:01 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

One or both of the following errors are also seen in the search server log (located at <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

[WARN ][org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.DiskThresholdMonitor] [Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>] flood stage disk watermark [95%] exceeded on [<HOSTNAME>][Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>][<APPIAN_HOME>/search-server/data/nodes/0] free: X.Xgb[X.X%], all indices on this node will be marked read-only

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to unblock the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Note: Run the command in PowerShell or Command Prompt (cmd.exe), if it is configured to run as PowerShell.

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2020

Tags: administration, 500, search server, disk usage, infrastructure, disk

KB-1763 "HTTP Code: 500" error observed when performing several actions in the environment

Parmida Borhani — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:41:03 GMT

Revision 18 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 1/29/2020 5:41:03 AM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

One or both of the following errors are also seen in the search server log (located at <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

[WARN ][org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.DiskThresholdMonitor] [Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>] flood stage disk watermark [95%] exceeded on [<HOSTNAME>][Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>][<APPIAN_HOME>/search-server/data/nodes/0] free: X.Xgb[X.X%], all indices on this node will be marked read-only

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to unblock the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Note: Run the command in PowerShell or Command Prompt (cmd.exe), if it is configured to run as PowerShell.

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: January 2020

Tags: administration, 500, search server, disk usage, infrastructure, disk

KB-1763 "HTTP Code: 500" error observed when performing several actions in the environment

Parmida Borhani — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 01:03:09 GMT

Revision 17 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 11/18/2019 1:03:09 AM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

One or both of the following errors are also seen in the search server log (located at <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

[WARN ][org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.DiskThresholdMonitor] [Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>] flood stage disk watermark [95%] exceeded on [<HOSTNAME>][Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>][<APPIAN_HOME>/search-server/data/nodes/0] free: X.Xgb[X.X%], all indices on this node will be marked read-only

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Note: Run the command in PowerShell or Command Prompt (cmd.exe), if it is configured to run as PowerShell.

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: November 2019

Tags: administration, 500, search server, disk usage, infrastructure, disk

KB-1763 "HTTP Code: 500" error observed when performing several actions in the environment

Parmida Borhani — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 01:02:18 GMT

Revision 16 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 11/18/2019 1:02:18 AM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

One or both of the following errors are also seen in the search server log (located at <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

[WARN ][org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.DiskThresholdMonitor] [Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>] flood stage disk watermark [95%] exceeded on [<HOSTNAME>][Node <HOSTNAME>:<SEARCH_SERVER_PORT>][<APPIAN_HOME>/search-server/data/nodes/0] free: X.Xgb[X.X%], all indices on this node will be marked read-only

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Note: Run the command in PowerShell or Command Prompt (cmd.exe), if it is configured to run as PowerShell.

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: November 2019

Tags: search server, infrastructure

KB-1763 "HTTP Code: 500" error observed when performing several actions in the environment

Parmida Borhani — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 05:31:51 GMT

Revision 15 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 8/15/2019 5:31:51 AM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Note: Run the command in PowerShell or Command Prompt (cmd.exe), if it is configured to run as PowerShell.

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: August 2019

Tags: search server, infrastructure

KB-1763 "HTTP Code: 500" error observed when performing several actions in the environment

Parmida Borhani — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 05:31:36 GMT

Revision 14 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 8/15/2019 5:31:36 AM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Note: Run the command in PowerShell or Command Prompt (cmd.exe), if it is configured to run as PowerShell.

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: August 2019

Tags: search server, infrastructure

KB-1763 HTTP 500 Error observed when performing several actions in the environment

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:39:55 GMT

Revision 12 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 9:39:55 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

KB-1763 "HTTP Code: 500" error observed when performing several actions in the environment

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:41:17 GMT

Revision 13 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 5:41:17 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

KB-1763 HTTP 500 Error observed when performing several actions in the environment

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:39:55 GMT

Revision 11 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 5:39:55 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:58:01 GMT

Revision 10 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 4:58:01 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:57:50 GMT

Revision 9 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 4:57:50 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:56:21 GMT

Revision 8 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 4:56:21 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:55:27 GMT

Revision 7 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 4:55:27 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:52:42 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 4:52:42 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

These above exceptions are related to a property in ElasticSearch: cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.flood_stage. When ElasticSearch detects that the disk usage is more than 95%, it changes the indices to read-only, which makes several actions unavailable on the environment. More information about this property can be found in this documentation.

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:51:49 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 4:51:49 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:51:18 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 4:51:18 PM

Symptoms

When performing several actions on the environment (for example, importing or exporting an application), the following error is observed:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Jordan Horwat — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:50:11 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Jordan Horwat on 10/26/2018 4:50:11 PM

Symptoms

While trying to perform several actions on the environment, for example importing or exporting an application, the following error can be seen:

The following error is seen in the application server log:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

The following error is also seen in the search server log (located at In the search server log <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/search-server):

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then, execute the following command to clear the indices:

Linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

Windows

Verify that the following message appears after running the above command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Diaba Konate — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 09:55:42 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Diaba Konate on 10/23/2018 9:55:42 AM

Symptoms

While trying to perform several actions on the environment, for example importing or exporting an application, the following error can be seen:

In the application server log file available in APPIAN_HOME/logs folder for Appian version 18.2 and newest or JBOSS_HOME/standalone/logs folder for Appian version 18.1 and previous, the following error is thrown:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

In the search server log file present in APPIAN_HOME/logs/search-server folder, this error might be present:

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

These above exceptions are related to a property in ElasticSearch: cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.flood_stage. When Elasticsearch detects that the disk usage is more than 95%, it changes the indice to read-only which makes several actions unavailable on the environment. More information about this property are available in this documentation.

Action

To solve this issue, first make sure to reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then run the following command to clear the indice:

On linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d'
{
  "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null
}
'

On windows

Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -Uri "http://localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -Header @{"Authorization" = "Basic YWRtaW46YQ=="} -Body '{"index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null}' -ContentType "application/json"

Verify that the following message appears after running the previous command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Unable to perform several actions in the environment due to a FORBIDDEN error

Diaba Konate — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 05:58:01 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Diaba Konate on 10/23/2018 5:58:01 AM

Symptoms

While trying to perform several actions on the environment, for example importing or exporting an application, the following error can be seen:

blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]; (APNX-1-4198-000)

In the search server log file present in APPIAN_HOME/logs/search-server folder, this error might be present:

org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockException: blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/12/index read-only / allow delete (api)]

Cause

Action

To solve this issue, first make sure to reduce the disk usage or add more disk space to the server. Then run the following command to clear the indice:

On linux

curl -XPUT --header "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YQ==" "localhost:9200/_all/_settings" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' { "index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete": null } '

On windows

Verify that the following message appears after running the previous command:

{"acknowledged":true}

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Tags: search server, infrastructure