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Force merge
editForce merge
editPhases allowed: hot, warm.
Force merges the index into the specified maximum number of segments.
This action makes the index read-only.
To use the forcemerge
action in the hot
phase, the rollover
action must be present.
If no rollover action is configured, ILM will reject the policy.
Options
edit-
max_num_segments
-
(Required, integer)
Number of segments to merge to. To fully merge the index, set to
1
. -
codec
-
(Optional, string) Use the
best_compression
codec. Valid values:best_compression
.
Example
editPUT _ilm/policy/my_policy { "policy": { "phases": { "warm": { "actions": { "forcemerge" : { "max_num_segments": 1 } } } } } }