You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.You switched accounts on another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.Dismiss alert
Copy file name to clipboardExpand all lines: deploy-manage/tools/snapshot-and-restore/create-snapshots.md
+21-3Lines changed: 21 additions & 3 deletions
Display the source diff
Display the rich diff
Original file line number
Diff line number
Diff line change
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ products:
11
11
- id: elasticsearch
12
12
---
13
13
14
-
# Create snapshots [snapshots-take-snapshot]
14
+
# Create, monitor and delete snapshots [snapshots-take-snapshot]
15
15
16
-
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.
16
+
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.
17
17
18
18
In this guide, you’ll learn how to:
19
19
@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@ We recommend you include retention rules in your {{slm-init}} policy to delete s
187
187
188
188
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.
189
189
190
+
### Update an existing {{slm-init}} policy [update-slm-policy]
191
+
192
+
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.
193
+
194
+
For example, you can change the schedule, or snapshot retention-related configurations.
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).
203
+
190
204
191
205
## Manually create a snapshot [manually-create-snapshot]
192
206
@@ -242,7 +256,11 @@ GET _slm/policy/nightly-snapshots
242
256
243
257
## Delete or cancel a snapshot [delete-snapshot]
244
258
245
-
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).
259
+
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**.
0 commit comments