Runbook
Slow search performance in Elasticsearch
Back to Runbooks
Overview
This incident type refers to a situation in which the search performance within an Elasticsearch database is slow or degraded. This can result in slow response times or timeouts when users try to search for specific data, affecting the overall user experience and causing frustration. Elasticsearch is a search engine that is commonly used in various applications to provide fast and efficient search capabilities, so any slowdown or performance issues can have a significant impact on the application's functionality.
Parameters
Debug
Check the status of the Elasticsearch indices
Check the cluster health status
Check the status of the Elasticsearch nodes
Check the status of the Elasticsearch shards
Check the Elasticsearch logs for any errors or warnings
Check the Elasticsearch query performance using the profile API
Check the Elasticsearch query performance using the explain API
Check the Elasticsearch query performance using the search profiler
Check the indexing settings and ensure that all the necessary fields are indexed properly. This can improve the search performance significantly.
Learn more
Related Runbooks
Check out these related runbooks to help you debug and resolve similar issues.