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Start Snapshot Lifecycle Management APIedit
Start the Snapshot Lifecycle Management (SLM) plugin.
Requestedit
POST /_slm/start
Descriptionedit
Starts the SLM plugin if it is currently stopped. SLM is started automatically when the cluster is formed. Restarting SLM is only necessary if it has been stopped using the Stop SLM API.
Request Parametersedit
-
timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request
fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s. -
master_timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time 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.
Authorizationedit
You must have the manage_slm cluster privilege to use this API.
For more information, see Security privileges.
Examplesedit
Starts the SLM plugin.
POST _slm/start
If the request succeeds, you receive the following result:
{
"acknowledged": true
}