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title: Snapshots
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parent: Availability and recovery
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# Snapshots
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Snapshots are backups of a cluster's indexes and state. State includes cluster settings, node information, index metadata (mappings, settings, templates, etc.), and shard allocation.
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Snapshots have two main uses:
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- **Recovering from failure**
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For example, if cluster health goes red, you might restore the red indexes from a snapshot.
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- **Migrating from one cluster to another**
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For example, if you're moving from a proof-of-concept to a production cluster, you might take a snapshot of the former and restore it on the latter.
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You can take and restore snapshots using the [snapshot API]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/snapshots/snapshot-restore).
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If you need to automate taking snapshots, you can use the [snapshot management]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/snapshots/snapshot-management) feature.
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