This adds a new `/_cluster/allocation/explain` API that explains why a
shard can or cannot be allocated to nodes in the cluster. Additionally,
it will show where the master *desires* to put the shard, according to
the `ShardsAllocator`.
It looks like this:
```
GET /_cluster/allocation/explain?pretty
{
"index": "only-foo",
"shard": 0,
"primary": false
}
```
Though, you can optionally send an empty body, which means "explain the
allocation for the first unassigned shard you find".
The output when a shard is unassigned looks like this:
```
{
"shard" : {
"index" : "only-foo",
"index_uuid" : "KnW0-zELRs6PK84l0r38ZA",
"id" : 0,
"primary" : false
},
"assigned" : false,
"unassigned_info" : {
"reason" : "INDEX_CREATED",
"at" : "2016-03-22T20:04:23.620Z"
},
"nodes" : {
"V-Spi0AyRZ6ZvKbaI3691w" : {
"node_name" : "Susan Storm",
"node_attributes" : {
"bar" : "baz"
},
"final_decision" : "NO",
"weight" : 0.06666675,
"decisions" : [ {
"decider" : "filter",
"decision" : "NO",
"explanation" : "node does not match index include filters [foo:\"bar\"]"
} ]
},
"Qc6VL8c5RWaw1qXZ0Rg57g" : {
"node_name" : "Slipstream",
"node_attributes" : {
"bar" : "baz",
"foo" : "bar"
},
"final_decision" : "NO",
"weight" : -1.3833332,
"decisions" : [ {
"decider" : "same_shard",
"decision" : "NO",
"explanation" : "the shard cannot be allocated on the same node id [Qc6VL8c5RWaw1qXZ0Rg57g] on which it already exists"
} ]
},
"PzdyMZGXQdGhqTJHF_hGgA" : {
"node_name" : "The Symbiote",
"node_attributes" : { },
"final_decision" : "NO",
"weight" : 2.3166666,
"decisions" : [ {
"decider" : "filter",
"decision" : "NO",
"explanation" : "node does not match index include filters [foo:\"bar\"]"
} ]
}
}
}
```
And when the shard *is* assigned, the output looks like:
```
{
"shard" : {
"index" : "only-foo",
"index_uuid" : "KnW0-zELRs6PK84l0r38ZA",
"id" : 0,
"primary" : true
},
"assigned" : true,
"assigned_node_id" : "Qc6VL8c5RWaw1qXZ0Rg57g",
"nodes" : {
"V-Spi0AyRZ6ZvKbaI3691w" : {
"node_name" : "Susan Storm",
"node_attributes" : {
"bar" : "baz"
},
"final_decision" : "NO",
"weight" : 1.4499999,
"decisions" : [ {
"decider" : "filter",
"decision" : "NO",
"explanation" : "node does not match index include filters [foo:\"bar\"]"
} ]
},
"Qc6VL8c5RWaw1qXZ0Rg57g" : {
"node_name" : "Slipstream",
"node_attributes" : {
"bar" : "baz",
"foo" : "bar"
},
"final_decision" : "CURRENTLY_ASSIGNED",
"weight" : 0.0,
"decisions" : [ {
"decider" : "same_shard",
"decision" : "NO",
"explanation" : "the shard cannot be allocated on the same node id [Qc6VL8c5RWaw1qXZ0Rg57g] on which it already exists"
} ]
},
"PzdyMZGXQdGhqTJHF_hGgA" : {
"node_name" : "The Symbiote",
"node_attributes" : { },
"final_decision" : "NO",
"weight" : 3.6999998,
"decisions" : [ {
"decider" : "filter",
"decision" : "NO",
"explanation" : "node does not match index include filters [foo:\"bar\"]"
} ]
}
}
}
```
Only "NO" decisions are returned by default, but all decisions can be
shown by specifying the `?include_yes_decisions=true` parameter in the
request.
Resolves#14593
Igor Motov
Clinton Gormley
Lee Hinman
Simon Willnauer
Alexander Reelsen
Boaz Leskes