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[[administer-elasticsearch]]
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= Administering {es}
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[partintro]
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Elasticsearch is a complex piece of software, with many moving parts. There are
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many APIs and features that are designed to help you manage your Elasticsearch
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cluster.
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[[backup-cluster]]
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== Back up a cluster
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As with any software that stores data, it is important to routinely back up your
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data. {es} replicas provide high availability during runtime; they enable you to
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tolerate sporadic node loss without an interruption of service.
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Replicas do not provide protection from catastrophic failure, however. For that,
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you need a real backup of your cluster—a complete copy in case something goes
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wrong.
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To back up your cluster, you can use the <<modules-snapshots,snapshot API>>.
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include::{es-repo-dir}/modules/snapshots.asciidoc[tag=snapshot-intro]
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