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Elasticsearch Guide [8.1] » ILM: Manage the index lifecycle » Index lifecycle actions » Wait for snapshot
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Wait for snapshot

Phases allowed: delete.

Waits for the specified SLM policy to be executed before removing the index. This ensures that a snapshot of the deleted index is available.

Options

policy
(Required, string) Name of the SLM policy that the delete action should wait for.

Example

PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
{
  "policy": {
    "phases": {
      "delete": {
        "actions": {
          "wait_for_snapshot" : {
            "policy": "slm-policy-name"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
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