Start snapshot lifecycle management APIedit
Turns on snapshot lifecycle management (SLM).
Requestedit
POST /_slm/start
Prerequisitesedit
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the manage_slm
cluster privilege to use this API. For more information, see
Security privileges.
Descriptionedit
Starts the SLM plugin if it’s not running. SLM starts automatically when a cluster is formed. Manually starting SLM is only necessary if it has been stopped using the Stop snapshot lifecycle management.
Query parametersedit
-
master_timeout -
(Optional, time units)
Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received
before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s. -
timeout -
(Optional, time units)
Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout
expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s.
Examplesedit
Start the SLM plugin:
POST _slm/start
If successful, this request returns:
{
"acknowledged": true
}