Put snapshot lifecycle policy API
editPut snapshot lifecycle policy API
editCreates or updates a snapshot lifecycle policy.
Request
editPUT /_slm/policy/<snapshot-lifecycle-policy-id>
Prerequisites
editIf 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.
Description
editUse 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 parameters
edit-
<snapshot-lifecycle-policy-id>
- (Required, string) ID for the snapshot lifecycle policy you want to create or update.
Query parameters
edit-
master_timeout
-
(Optional, time units)
Period 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)
Period 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 body
edit-
config
-
(Required, object) Configuration for each snapshot created by the policy.
Properties of
config
-
ignore_unavailable
-
(Optional, Boolean)
If
true
, missing data streams or 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 data streams and indices to include in snapshots.
Date math and wildcard (
*
) expressions are supported.
-
-
name
- (Required, string) Name automatically assigned to each snapshot created by the policy. Date math is supported. To prevent conflicting snapshot names, a UUID is automatically appended to each snapshot name.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
min_count
- (Optional, integer) Minimum number of snapshots to retain, even if the snapshots have expired.
-
-
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.
Examples
editCreate 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 } }
When the snapshot should be taken, in this case, 1:30am daily |
|
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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Data streams and 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 |