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Move instances (advanced)
editMove instances (advanced)
editMoves one or more instances in the Elasticsearch cluster. The custom configuration settings are posted in the body.
Request
editPOST /api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch/{cluster_id}/instances/_move
Path parameters
editName | Type | Required | Description |
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The Elasticsearch cluster identifier. |
Query parameters
editName | Type | Required | Description |
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N |
When |
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N |
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N |
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Request body
edit(TransientElasticsearchPlanConfiguration
) (required) Overrides defaults for the move, including setting the configuration of instances specified in the path
Responses
edit-
202
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ClusterCommandResponse
) The move is in progress. To monitor progress, use theGET
command on the /{cluster_id} resource. -
400
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BasicFailedReply
) The Elasticsearch cluster plan contains errors. (code: 'clusters.cluster_invalid_plan' and 'clusters.plan_feature_not_implemented') -
403
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BasicFailedReply
) The move command is prohibited for the Elasticsesarch cluster. Specify a different cluster, then try again. -
404
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BasicFailedReply
) One or more {instance_ids} can't be found. (code: 'clusters.instances_not_found') -
449
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BasicFailedReply
) Elevated permissions are required. (code: '"root.needs_elevated_permissions"')
To perform this operation, you must be authenticated by means of one of the following methods: apiKey, basicAuth.
Request example
editcurl -XPOST {{hostname}}/api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch/{cluster_id}/instances/_move \ -u $CLOUD_USER:$CLOUD_KEY \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d ' { "cluster_settings_json" : {}, "plan_configuration" : { "calm_wait_time" : 0, "cluster_reboot" : "string", "extended_maintenance" : true, "max_snapshot_attempts" : 0, "move_allocators" : [ { "allocator_down" : true, "from" : "string", "to" : [ "string" ] } ], "move_instances" : [ { "from" : "string", "instance_down" : true, "to" : [ "string" ] } ], "move_only" : true, "override_failsafe" : true, "preferred_allocators" : [ "string" ], "reallocate_instances" : true, "skip_data_migration" : true, "skip_post_upgrade_steps" : true, "skip_snapshot" : true, "skip_upgrade_checker" : true, "timeout" : 0 }, "restore_snapshot" : { "repository_config" : { "raw_settings" : {} }, "repository_name" : "string", "restore_payload" : { "indices" : [ "string" ], "raw_settings" : {} }, "snapshot_name" : "string", "source_cluster_id" : "string", "strategy" : "string" }, "strategy" : { "grow_and_shrink" : {}, "rolling" : { "allow_inline_resize" : true, "group_by" : "string", "shard_init_wait_time" : 0, "skip_synced_flush" : true }, "rolling_grow_and_shrink" : {} } } '