snapshot and restore

moving snapshot

DELETE test

PUT test/
{
    "settings" : {
        "index" : {
            "number_of_shards" : 1, 
            "number_of_replicas" : 1 
        }
    }
}

PUT _snapshot/move_test
{
    "type": "fs",
    "settings": {
        "location": "/Users/surfer/elastic/labs/5.4-xpack/elasticsearch/snapshots/",
        "compress": true
    }
}

PUT test/test/1
{
  "data" : 1
}

PUT /_snapshot/move_test/snap1?wait_for_completion=true
{
  "indices": "test",
  "include_global_state": true
}


PUT test/test/2
{
  "data" : 2
}

PUT /_snapshot/move_test/snap2?wait_for_completion=true
{
  "indices": "test",
  "include_global_state": true
}



# check uuid for snap2
GET /_snapshot/move_test/snap2

# then delete or move all of them that matches the uuid.

[mbp:snapshots]$ pwd
/Users/surfer/elastic/labs/5.4-xpack/elasticsearch/snapshots
[mbp:snapshots]$ find . | grep z5b1HRX5QHO0zFHGvVhA8Q
./indices/1br2Jf5ESRGoNvR7VC8kOw/0/snap-z5b1HRX5QHO0zFHGvVhA8Q.dat
./indices/1br2Jf5ESRGoNvR7VC8kOw/1/snap-z5b1HRX5QHO0zFHGvVhA8Q.dat
./indices/1br2Jf5ESRGoNvR7VC8kOw/2/snap-z5b1HRX5QHO0zFHGvVhA8Q.dat
./indices/1br2Jf5ESRGoNvR7VC8kOw/3/snap-z5b1HRX5QHO0zFHGvVhA8Q.dat
./indices/1br2Jf5ESRGoNvR7VC8kOw/4/snap-z5b1HRX5QHO0zFHGvVhA8Q.dat
./indices/1br2Jf5ESRGoNvR7VC8kOw/meta-z5b1HRX5QHO0zFHGvVhA8Q.dat
./meta-z5b1HRX5QHO0zFHGvVhA8Q.dat
./snap-z5b1HRX5QHO0zFHGvVhA8Q.dat
[mbp:snapshots]$


# check snap2 and note that snapshot_missing_exception execption is thrown to ensure that snap2 is moved.
GET /_snapshot/move_test/snap2

# delete 2nd document
DELETE test/test/2

# do search to ensure 2nd document is removed.
GET test/_search

# add one more document

PUT test/test/3
{
  "data" : 3
}

# get another snapshot

PUT /_snapshot/move_test/snap3?wait_for_completion=true
{
  "indices": "test",
  "include_global_state": true
}


# close test index before restoring.

POST /test/_close

# restore 
POST /_snapshot/move_test/snap3/_restore

# do search and ensure 2nd document is back.
GET test/_search

snapshot of user

POST /_xpack/security/user/jacknich
{
  "password" : "j@rV1s",
  "roles" : [ "admin", "other_role1" ],
  "full_name" : "Jack Nicholson",
  "email" : "[email protected]",
  "metadata" : {
    "intelligence" : 7
  }
}

GET /.security/_search


GET /_cat/indices


PUT _snapshot/my_backup
{
    "type": "fs",
    "settings": {
        "location": "/Users/surfer/elastic/labs/5.4-xpack/elasticsearch/config/role",
        "compress": true
    }
}


PUT /_snapshot/my_backup/snapshot_1?wait_for_completion=true
{
  "indices": ".security",
  "include_global_state": true
}

DELETE /_xpack/security/user/jacknich

POST /.security/_close

POST /_snapshot/my_backup/snapshot_1/_restore

snapshot sharing with 2 cluster

# https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html
# before migration in old cluster
# check all your indexes
GET _cat/indices




# Please make sure that elasticsearch is started with path.repo parameter like this.
# path.repo: ["/home/surfer/backup"]

# shapshot repository registration 
PUT _snapshot/my_backup
{
    "type": "fs",
    "settings": {
        "location": "/home/surfer/backup",
        "compress": true
    }
}


# create snapshot
# with indices parameter, you can choose which indices to backup
# with include_global_state true, it backs up configuration such as mappings.

PUT /_snapshot/my_backup/snapshot_1?wait_for_completion=true
{
  "indices": "index1,index2",
  "include_global_state": true
}

# check the result of backup you just created.
GET /_snapshot/my_backup/_all


# next make a copy of backup directory and place it on new server
$ zip bk.zip -r backup/
$ scp bk.zip <new server>:


# from here all operation will be done on new server.

# 1. Now login to new server and stop elasticsearch.
# 2. change elasticsearch.yml with path.repo parameter whose value should be pointed to the same location in old server.
# 3. unzip bk.zip on new server
# 4. start elasticsearch



# check the backup is acknowledged on new server
GET /_snapshot/my_backup/_all

# The restore operation can be performed on a functioning cluster. 
# However, an existing index can be only restored if it’s closed and
# has the same number of shards as the index in the snapshot.

# restore indices
POST /_snapshot/my_backup/snapshot_1/_restore
{
  "indices": "index1,index2",
  "include_global_state": true
}



# check indices
GET /_cat/indices


# check mappings
GET /index1/_mapping
GET /index2/_mapping

# check template
GET /_template