Put snapshot lifecycle policy APIedit
Creates or updates a snapshot lifecycle policy.
Requestedit
PUT /_slm/policy/<snapshot-lifecycle-policy-id>
Prerequisitesedit
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manage_slm cluster privilege and the manage index privilege
for any included indices to use this API.
For more information, see Security privileges.
Descriptionedit
Use the put snapshot lifecycle policy API to create or update a snapshot lifecycle policy.
If the policy already exists, this request increments the policy’s version. Only the latest version of a policy is stored.
Path parametersedit
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<snapshot-lifecycle-policy-id> - (Required, string) ID for the snapshot lifecycle policy you want to create or update.
Query parametersedit
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master_timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout
expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s. -
timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request
fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s.
Request bodyedit
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config -
(Required, object) Configuration for each snapshot created by the policy.
Properties of
config-
ignore_unavailable -
(Optional, boolean)
If
true, missing indices do not cause snapshot creation to fail and return an error. Defaults tofalse. -
include_global_state -
(Optional, boolean)
If
true, cluster states are included in snapshots. Defaults tofalse. -
indices - (Optional, array of strings) Array of index names or wildcard pattern of index names included in snapshots. It supports date math expressions.
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name - (Required, string) Name automatically assigned to each snapshot created by the policy. This value supports the same date math supported in index names. To prevent conflicting snapshot names, a UUID is automatically appended to each snapshot name.
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repository - (Required, string) Repository used to store snapshots created by this policy. This repository must exist prior to the policy’s creation. You can create a repository using the snapshot repository API.
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retention -
(Optional, object) Retention rules used to retain and delete snapshots created by the policy.
Properties of
retention-
expire_after - (Optional, time units) Time period after which a snapshot is considered expired and eligible for deletion.
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max_count - (Optional, integer) Maximum number of snapshots to retain, even if the snapshots have not yet expired. If the number of snapshots in the repository exceeds this limit, the policy retains the most recent snapshots and deletes older snapshots.
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min_count - (Optional, integer) Minimum number of snapshots to retain, even if the snapshots have expired.
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schedule - (Required, Cron syntax) Periodic or absolute schedule at which the policy creates snapshots and deletes expired snapshots. Schedule changes to existing policies are applied immediately.
Examplesedit
Create a daily-snapshots lifecycle policy:
PUT /_slm/policy/daily-snapshots
{
"schedule": "0 30 1 * * ?",
"name": "<daily-snap-{now/d}>",
"repository": "my_repository",
"config": {
"indices": ["data-*", "important"],
"ignore_unavailable": false,
"include_global_state": false
},
"retention": {
"expire_after": "30d",
"min_count": 5,
"max_count": 50
}
}
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When the snapshot should be taken, in this case, 1:30am daily |
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The name each snapshot should be given |
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Which repository to take the snapshot in |
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Any extra snapshot configuration |
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Which indices the snapshot should contain |
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Optional retention configuration |
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Keep snapshots for 30 days |
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Always keep at least 5 successful snapshots, even if they’re more than 30 days old |
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Keep no more than 50 successful snapshots, even if they’re less than 30 days old |