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Clarify snapshot docs (#1782)
## Description Add some screenshots to make the instructions more easily to be followed by users. (This is the 2nd try of #1781) ## Notes This is a part of the tasks stemmed from an internal ticket: elastic/support-tech-lead#1596 @eedugon @shainaraskas @jakommo for anything that's unclear, let's discuss this in the internal ticket. ## Preview [deploy-manage/tools/snapshot-and-restore/create-snapshots.md](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/1782/deploy-manage/tools/snapshot-and-restore/create-snapshots) --------- Co-authored-by: Edu González de la Herrán <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: shainaraskas <[email protected]>
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# Create snapshots [snapshots-take-snapshot]
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# Create, monitor and delete snapshots [snapshots-take-snapshot]
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This guide shows you how to take snapshots of a running cluster. You can later [restore a snapshot](restore-snapshot.md) to recover or transfer its data.
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This guide shows you how to create, monitor and delete snapshots of a running cluster. You can later [restore a snapshot](restore-snapshot.md) to recover or transfer its data.
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In this guide, you’ll learn how to:
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A snapshot repository can safely scale to thousands of snapshots. However, to manage its metadata, a large repository requires more memory on the master node. Retention rules ensure a repository’s metadata doesn’t grow to a size that could destabilize the master node.
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### Update an existing {{slm-init}} policy [update-slm-policy]
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You can update an existing {{slm-init}} policy after it's created. To manage {{slm-init}} in {{kib}}, go to the main menu and click **Stack Management** > **Snapshot and Restore** > **Policies**, click **Edit** ``, and make the desired change.
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For example, you can change the schedule, or snapshot retention-related configurations.
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![change schedule](/manage-data/images/elasticsearch-reference-change-slm-schedule.png)
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![change snapshot retention](/manage-data/images/elasticsearch-reference-change-slm-snapshot-retention.png)
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You can also update an {{slm-init}} policy using the [{{slm-init}} APIs](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/group/endpoint-slm), as described in [Create an {{slm-init}} policy](#create-slm-policy).
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## Manually create a snapshot [manually-create-snapshot]
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## Delete or cancel a snapshot [delete-snapshot]
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To delete a snapshot in {{kib}}, go to the **Snapshots** page and click the trash icon under the **Actions** column. You can also use the [delete snapshot API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-snapshot-delete).
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To delete a snapshot in {{kib}}, go to the **Snapshots** page and click the trash icon under the **Actions** column. To delete multiple snapshots at once, select the snapshots from the list and then click **Delete snaphshots**.
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![delete snapshot](/manage-data/images/elasticsearch-reference-delete-snapshots.png)
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You can also use the [delete snapshot API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-snapshot-delete).
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```console
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DELETE _snapshot/my_repository/my_snapshot_2099.05.06
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