Unable to install CCR plugin or install via example

Plugins Cross-Cluster Replication
1

Hi I followed the guide here for testing: https://opendistro.github.io/for-elasticsearch/blog/releases/2021/02/announcing-ccr/

This step isn’t working since the link is not found:

RUN /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-plugin install -v https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/cross-cluster-replication/releases/download/v1.13.0.0-experimental/opendistro-cross-cluster-replication-1.13.0.0.zip

I tried to place it with the link below but it doesn’t work.

https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/cross-cluster-replication/archive/refs/tags/v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip

I tried to install it via Setup for custom Open Distro for Elasticsearch clusters section but it gives those errors below. Tested with both command ( file zip i download from release section of CCR )

bin/elasticsearch-plugin install file://v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip
bin/elasticsearch-plugin install v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip

# Log error

root@sys-test-48-54:/usr/share/elasticsearch# bin/elasticsearch-plugin install file://v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip
-> Installing file://v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip
-> Downloading file://v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip
-> Failed installing file://v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip
-> Rolling back file://v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip
-> Rolled back file://v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip
Exception in thread "main" java.net.UnknownHostException: v1.13.0.0-experimental.zip
	at java.base/java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:220)
	at java.base/java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:609)
	at java.base/sun.net.ftp.impl.FtpClient.doConnect(FtpClient.java:961)
	at java.base/sun.net.ftp.impl.FtpClient.tryConnect(FtpClient.java:923)
	at java.base/sun.net.ftp.impl.FtpClient.connect(FtpClient.java:1018)
	at java.base/sun.net.ftp.impl.FtpClient.connect(FtpClient.java:1004)
	at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.ftp.FtpURLConnection.connect(FtpURLConnection.java:312)
	at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.ftp.FtpURLConnection.getInputStream(FtpURLConnection.java:418)
	at org.elasticsearch.plugins.InstallPluginCommand.downloadZip(InstallPluginCommand.java:448)
	at org.elasticsearch.plugins.InstallPluginCommand.download(InstallPluginCommand.java:329)
	at org.elasticsearch.plugins.InstallPluginCommand.execute(InstallPluginCommand.java:251)
	at org.elasticsearch.plugins.InstallPluginCommand.execute(InstallPluginCommand.java:224)
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86)
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:127)
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.MultiCommand.execute(MultiCommand.java:91)
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:127)
	at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90)
	at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginCli.main(PluginCli.java:47)

Version I used for install plugin

{
  "name" : "test",
  "cluster_name" : "test-odfe-cluster",
  "cluster_uuid" : "5s3PpRbQSK61riPl3kPiBQ",
  "version" : {
    "number" : "7.10.2",
    "build_flavor" : "oss",
    "build_type" : "deb",
    "build_hash" : "747e1cc71def077253878a59143c1f785afa92b9",
    "build_date" : "2021-01-13T00:42:12.435326Z",
    "build_snapshot" : false,
    "lucene_version" : "8.7.0",
    "minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "6.8.0",
    "minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "6.0.0-beta1"
  },
  "tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}
2

this won’t work because you need to use an absolute path for file://, see the corresponding docs: Custom URL or file system | Elasticsearch Plugins and Integrations [7.10] | Elastic

furthermore, the ZIP you’re linking to seems to be a complete download of the repository - not the final plugin ZIP. i’m not sure if this has already been published for cross-cluster replication.

you’re right that the link in the Dockerfile is dead, i’ve created a ticket for this:

3

Thank you for the great explanation <3

@searchymcsearchface : Is there any further support for cross-cluster replication since I haven’t see activity in CCR :frowning: ( i guess you guys are busy with the Open search project )
Edit: nvm. I see the OpenSearch roadmap:

in the 1.1 version it will include CCR.

4

Yep. CCR had poor timing - getting finished whilst the team had already started on OpenSearch.

1.1.0 of OpenSearch will deliver a lot of these features that just didn’t make it into 1.0.0.

5

Apologies folks and thanks for reporting.

We have fixed the dead link (while we continue to prepare the OpenSearch release for CCR).

6

Thank you, I will try to learn CCR while waiting for OpenSearch v1.1.0 :smiley: