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[role="xpack"]
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[testenv="basic"]
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[[ilm-policy-definition]]
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== Policy phases and actions
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There are four stages in the index lifecycle, in the order
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they are executed.
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[options="header"]
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|======
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| Name | Description
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| `hot` | The index is actively being written to
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| `warm` | The index is generally not being written to, but is still queried
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| `cold` | The index is no longer being updated and is seldom queried. The
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information still needs to be searchable, but it's okay if those queries are
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slower.
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| `delete` | The index is no longer needed and can safely be deleted
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|======
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Each of these stages is called a "phase". A policy does not need to configure
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each phase for an index. For example, one policy may define only the hot
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phase and the delete phase, while another may define all four phases.
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=== Timing
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Indices enter phases based on a phase's `min_age` parameter.
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The index will not enter the phase until the index's age is older than that
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of the `min_age`. The parameter is configured using a time
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duration format (see <<time-units, Time Units>>).
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`min_age` defaults to zero seconds `0s` for each phase if not specified.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"warm": {
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"min_age": "1d",
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"actions": {
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"allocate": {
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"number_of_replicas": 1
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}
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}
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},
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"delete": {
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"min_age": "30d",
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"actions": {
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"delete": {}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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The Above example configures a policy that moves the index into the warm
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phase after one day. Until then, the index is in a waiting state. After
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moving into the warm phase, it will wait until 30 days have elapsed before
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moving to the delete phase and deleting the index.
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`min_age` is usually the time elapsed from the time the index is created. If the
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index is rolled over, then `min_age` is the time elapsed from the time the index
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is rolled over. The intention here is to execute following phases and actions
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relative to when data was written last to a rolled over index.
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The previous phase's actions must complete before {ilm} will check `min_age` and
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transition into the next phase. By default, {ilm} checks for indices that meet
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policy criteria, like `min_age`, every 10 minutes. You can use the
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`indices.lifecycle.poll_interval` cluster setting to control how often this
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check occurs.
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=== Phase Execution
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The current phase definition, of an index's policy being executed, is stored
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in the index's metadata. The phase and its actions are compiled into a series
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of discrete steps that are executed sequentially. Since some {ilm-init} actions
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are more complex and involve multiple operations against an index, each of these
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operations are done in isolation in a unit called a "step". The
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<<ilm-explain-lifecycle,Explain Lifecycle API>> exposes this information to us
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to see which step our index is either to execute next, or is currently
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executing.
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=== Actions
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The below list shows the actions which are available in each phase.
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NOTE: The order that configured actions are performed in within each phase is
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determined by automatically by {ilm-init}, and cannot be changed by changing the
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policy definition.
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* Hot
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- <<ilm-set-priority-action,Set Priority>>
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- <<ilm-unfollow-action,Unfollow>>
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- <<ilm-rollover-action,Rollover>>
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* Warm
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- <<ilm-set-priority-action,Set Priority>>
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- <<ilm-unfollow-action,Unfollow>>
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- <<ilm-readonly-action,Read-Only>>
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- <<ilm-allocate-action,Allocate>>
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- <<ilm-shrink-action,Shrink>>
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- <<ilm-forcemerge-action,Force Merge>>
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* Cold
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- <<ilm-set-priority-action,Set Priority>>
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- <<ilm-unfollow-action,Unfollow>>
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- <<ilm-allocate-action,Allocate>>
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- <<ilm-freeze-action,Freeze>>
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* Delete
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- <<ilm-delete-action,Delete>>
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[[ilm-allocate-action]]
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==== Allocate
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Phases allowed: warm, cold.
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The Allocate action allows you to specify which nodes are allowed to host the
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shards of the index and set the number of replicas.
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Behind the scenes, it is modifying the index settings
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for shard filtering and/or replica counts. When updating the number of replicas,
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configuring allocation rules is optional. When configuring allocation rules,
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setting number of replicas is optional. Although this action can be treated as
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two separate index settings updates, both can be configured at once.
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For more information about how {es} uses replicas for scaling, see
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<<scalability>>. See <<shard-allocation-filtering>> for more information about
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controlling where Elasticsearch allocates shards of a particular index.
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[[ilm-allocate-options]]
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.Allocate Options
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[options="header"]
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|======
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| Name | Required | Default | Description
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| `number_of_replicas` | no | - | The number of replicas to
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assign to the index
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| `include` | no | - | assigns an index to nodes
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having at least _one_ of the attributes
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| `exclude` | no | - | assigns an index to nodes having
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_none_ of the attributes
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| `require` | no | - | assigns an index to nodes having
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_all_ of the attributes
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|======
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If `number_of_replicas` is not configured, then at least one of `include`,
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`exclude`, and `require` is required. An empty Allocate Action with no configuration
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is invalid.
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===== Example: Change number of replicas
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In this example, the index's number of replicas is changed to `2`, while allocation
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rules are unchanged.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"warm": {
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"actions": {
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"allocate" : {
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"number_of_replicas" : 2
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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===== Example: Assign index to node with specific "box_type" attribute
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This example assigns the index to nodes with `box_type` attribute of "hot" or "warm".
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"warm": {
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"actions": {
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"allocate" : {
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"include" : {
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"box_type": "hot,warm"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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===== Example: Assign index to a specific node and update replica settings
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This example updates the index to have one replica per shard and be allocated
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to nodes with a `box_type` attribute of "cold".
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"warm": {
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"actions": {
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"allocate" : {
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"number_of_replicas": 1,
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"require" : {
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"box_type": "cold"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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[[ilm-delete-action]]
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==== Delete
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Phases allowed: delete.
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The Delete Action does just that, it deletes the index.
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This action does not have any options associated with it.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"delete": {
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"actions": {
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"delete" : { }
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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[[ilm-forcemerge-action]]
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==== Force Merge
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Phases allowed: warm.
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NOTE: Index will be be made read-only when this action is run
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(see: <<dynamic-index-settings,index.blocks.write>>)
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The Force Merge Action <<indices-forcemerge,force merges>> the index into at
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most a specific number of <<indices-segments,segments>>.
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[[ilm-forcemerge-options]]
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.Force Merge Options
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[options="header"]
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|======
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| Name | Required | Default | Description
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| `max_num_segments` | yes | - | The number of
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segments to merge to.
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To fully merge the
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index, set it to `1`
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|======
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"warm": {
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"actions": {
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"forcemerge" : {
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"max_num_segments": 1
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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[[ilm-freeze-action]]
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==== Freeze
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Phases allowed: cold.
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This action will <<frozen-indices, freeze>> the index
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by calling the <<freeze-index-api, Freeze Index API>>.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"cold": {
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"actions": {
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"freeze" : { }
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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[IMPORTANT]
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================================
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Freezing an index will close the index and reopen it within the same API call.
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This causes primaries to not be allocated for a short amount of time and
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causes the cluster to go red until the primaries are allocated again.
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This limitation might be removed in the future.
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================================
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[[ilm-readonly-action]]
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==== Read-Only
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Phases allowed: warm.
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This action will set the index to be read-only
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(see: <<dynamic-index-settings,index.blocks.write>>)
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This action does not have any options associated with it.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"warm": {
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"actions": {
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"readonly" : { }
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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[[ilm-rollover-action]]
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==== Rollover
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Phases allowed: hot.
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[WARNING]
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index format must match pattern '^.*-\\d+$', for example (`logs-000001`).
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[WARNING]
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The managed index must set `index.lifecycle.rollover_alias` as the
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alias to rollover. The index must also be the write index for the alias.
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[IMPORTANT]
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If a policy using the Rollover action is used on a <<ccr-put-follow,follower
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index>>, policy execution will wait until the leader index rolls over (or has
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<<skipping-rollover, otherwise been marked as complete>>), then convert the
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follower index into a regular index as if <<ilm-unfollow-action,the Unfollow
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action>> had been used instead of rolling over.
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For example, if an index to be managed has an alias `my_data`. The managed
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index "my_index" must be the write index for the alias. For more information, read
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<<indices-rollover-is-write-index,Write Index Alias Behavior>>.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT my_index
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{
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"settings": {
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"index.lifecycle.name": "my_policy",
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"index.lifecycle.rollover_alias": "my_data"
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},
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"aliases": {
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"my_data": {
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"is_write_index": true
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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The Rollover Action rolls an alias over to a new index when the
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existing index meets one of the rollover conditions.
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[[ilm-rollover-options]]
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.Rollover Options
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[options="header"]
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|======
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| Name | Required | Default | Description
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| `max_size` | no | - | max primary shard index storage size.
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See <<byte-units, Byte Units>>
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for formatting
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| `max_docs` | no | - | max number of documents an
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index is to contain before
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rolling over.
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| `max_age` | no | - | max time elapsed from index
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creation. See
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<<time-units, Time Units>>
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for formatting
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|======
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At least one of `max_size`, `max_docs`, `max_age` or any combinations of the
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three are required to be specified.
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===== Example: Rollover when index is too large
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This example rolls the index over when it is at least 100 gigabytes.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"hot": {
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"actions": {
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"rollover" : {
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"max_size": "100GB"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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===== Example: Rollover when index has too many documents
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This example rolls the index over when it contains at least
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100000000 documents.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"hot": {
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"actions": {
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"rollover" : {
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"max_docs": 100000000
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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===== Example: Rollover when index is too old
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This example rolls the index over when it has been created at least
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7 days ago.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"hot": {
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"actions": {
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"rollover" : {
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"max_age": "7d"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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===== Example: Rollover when index is too old or too large
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This example rolls the index over when it has been created at least
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7 days ago or it is at least 100 gigabytes. In this case, the index will be
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rolled over when any of the conditions is met.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"hot": {
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"actions": {
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"rollover" : {
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"max_age": "7d",
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"max_size": "100GB"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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===== Example: Rollover condition stalls phase transition
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The Rollover action will only complete once one of its conditions is
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met. This means that any proceeding phases will be blocked until Rollover
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succeeds.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT /_ilm/policy/rollover_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"hot": {
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"actions": {
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"rollover": {
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"max_size": "50G"
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}
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}
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},
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"delete": {
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"min_age": "1d",
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"actions": {
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"delete": {}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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The above example illustrates a policy which attempts to delete an
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index one day after the index has been rolled over. It does not
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delete the index one day after it has been created.
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[[ilm-set-priority-action]]
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==== Set Priority
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Phases allowed: hot, warm, cold.
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This action sets the <<recovery-prioritization, index priority>> on the index as
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soon as the policy enters the hot, warm, or cold phase. Indices with a higher
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priority will be recovered before indices with lower priorities following a node
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restart. Generally, indexes in the hot phase should have the highest value and
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indexes in the cold phase should have the lowest values. For example:
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100 for the hot phase, 50 for the warm phase, and 0 for the cold phase.
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Indicies that don't set this value have an implicit default priority of 1.
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[[ilm-set-priority-options]]
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.Set Priority Options
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[options="header"]
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|======
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| Name | Required | Default | Description
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| `priority` | yes | - | The priority for the index. Must be 0 or greater.
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The value may also be set to null to remove the priority.
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|======
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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"policy": {
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"phases": {
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"warm": {
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"actions": {
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"set_priority" : {
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"priority": 50
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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[[ilm-shrink-action]]
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==== Shrink
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NOTE: Index will be be made read-only when this action is run
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(see: <<dynamic-index-settings,index.blocks.write>>)
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[IMPORTANT]
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If a policy using the Shrink action is used on a <<ccr-put-follow,follower
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index>>, policy execution will wait until the leader index rolls over (or has
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<<skipping-rollover, otherwise been marked as complete>>), then convert the
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follower index into a regular index as if <<ilm-unfollow-action,the Unfollow
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action>> had been used before shrink is applied, as shrink cannot be safely
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applied to follower indices.
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This action shrinks an existing index into a new index with fewer primary
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|
shards. It calls the <<indices-shrink-index,Shrink API>> to shrink the index.
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|
Since allocating all the primary shards of the index to one node is a
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prerequisite, this action will first allocate the primary shards to a valid
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node. After shrinking, it will swap aliases pointing to the original index
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|
into the new shrunken index. The new index will also have a new name:
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"shrink-<origin-index-name>". So if the original index was called "logs",
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then the new index will be named "shrink-logs".
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|
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[[ilm-shrink-options]]
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.Shrink Options
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[options="header"]
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|======
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|
| Name | Required | Default | Description
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| `number_of_shards` | yes | - | The number of shards
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|
to shrink to. must be
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|
a factor of the number
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|
of shards in the
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|
source index.
|
|
|======
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|
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|
[source,js]
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|
--------------------------------------------------
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|
PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
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{
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|
"policy": {
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|
"phases": {
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|
"warm": {
|
|
"actions": {
|
|
"shrink" : {
|
|
"number_of_shards": 1
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|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
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|
}
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|
--------------------------------------------------
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|
// CONSOLE
|
|
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|
[[ilm-unfollow-action]]
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|
==== Unfollow
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|
|
|
[IMPORTANT]
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|
This action may be used explicitly, as shown below, but this action is also run
|
|
before <<ilm-rollover-action,the Rollover action>> and <<ilm-shrink-action,the
|
|
Shrink action>> as described in the documentation for those actions.
|
|
|
|
This action turns a {ref}/ccr-apis.html[ccr] follower index
|
|
into a regular index. This can be desired when moving follower
|
|
indices into the next phase. Also certain actions like shrink
|
|
and rollover can then be performed safely on follower indices.
|
|
|
|
This action will wait until is it safe to convert a follower index into a
|
|
regular index. In particular, the following conditions must be met:
|
|
|
|
* The leader index must have `index.lifecycle.indexing_complete` set to `true`.
|
|
This happens automatically if the leader index is rolled over using
|
|
<<ilm-rollover-action,the Rollover action>>, or may be set manually using
|
|
the <<indices-update-settings,Index Settings API>>.
|
|
* All operations performed on the leader index must have been replicated to the
|
|
follower index. This ensures that no operations will be lost when the index is
|
|
converted into a regular index.
|
|
|
|
If the unfollow action encounters a follower index then
|
|
the following operations will be performed on it:
|
|
|
|
* Pauses indexing following for the follower index.
|
|
* Closes the follower index.
|
|
* Unfollows the follower index.
|
|
* Opens the follower index (which is at this point is a regular index).
|
|
|
|
The unfollow action does not have any options and
|
|
if it encounters a non follower index, then the
|
|
unfollow action leaves that index untouched and
|
|
lets the next action operate on this index.
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
|
|
{
|
|
"policy": {
|
|
"phases": {
|
|
"hot": {
|
|
"actions": {
|
|
"unfollow" : {}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
// CONSOLE
|
|
|
|
=== Full Policy
|
|
|
|
With all of these actions, we can support complex management strategies for our
|
|
indices. This policy will define an index that will start in the hot phase,
|
|
rolling over every 50 GB or 7 days. After 30 days it enters the warm phase
|
|
and increases the replicas to 2, force merges and shrinks. After 60 days
|
|
it enters the cold phase and allocates to "cold" nodes, and after 90 days the
|
|
index is deleted.
|
|
|
|
[source,js]
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
PUT _ilm/policy/full_policy
|
|
{
|
|
"policy": {
|
|
"phases": {
|
|
"hot": {
|
|
"actions": {
|
|
"rollover": {
|
|
"max_age": "7d",
|
|
"max_size": "50G"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"warm": {
|
|
"min_age": "30d",
|
|
"actions": {
|
|
"forcemerge": {
|
|
"max_num_segments": 1
|
|
},
|
|
"shrink": {
|
|
"number_of_shards": 1
|
|
},
|
|
"allocate": {
|
|
"number_of_replicas": 2
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"cold": {
|
|
"min_age": "60d",
|
|
"actions": {
|
|
"allocate": {
|
|
"require": {
|
|
"type": "cold"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"delete": {
|
|
"min_age": "90d",
|
|
"actions": {
|
|
"delete": {}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
--------------------------------------------------
|
|
// CONSOLE
|