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Node lifecycle APIs
editNode lifecycle APIs
editThis feature is designed for indirect use by Elasticsearch Service, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, and Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes. Direct use is not supported.
You use the shutdown APIs to prepare nodes for temporary or permanent shutdown, monitor the shutdown status, and enable a previously shut-down node to resume normal operations.