Move instances (advanced)

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Moves one or more instances in the Elasticsearch cluster. The custom configuration settings are posted in the body.

Request

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POST /api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch/{cluster_id}/instances/_move

Path parameters

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Name Type Required Description

cluster_id

string

Y

The Elasticsearch cluster identifier.

Query parameters

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Name Type Required Description

force_update

boolean; default: false

N

When true, cancels and overwrites the pending plans, or treats the instance as an error.

ignore_missing

boolean; default: false

N

When true and the instance does not exist, proceeds to the next instance, or treats the instance as an error.

instances_down

boolean; default: false

N

When true, the instances specified by instance_ids permanently shut down for data migration logic.

move_only

boolean; default: false

N

When true, moves the specified instances and ignores the changes for the cluster state.

validate_only

boolean; default: false

N

When true, validates the move request, then returns the calculated plan without applying the plan.

Request body

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(TransientElasticsearchPlanConfiguration) (required) Overrides defaults for the move, including setting the configuration of instances specified in the path

Responses

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202

(ClusterCommandResponse) The move is in progress. To monitor progress, use the GET command on the /{cluster_id} resource.

400

(BasicFailedReply) The Elasticsearch cluster plan contains errors. (code: 'clusters.cluster_invalid_plan' and 'clusters.plan_feature_not_implemented')

403

(BasicFailedReply) The move command is prohibited for the Elasticsesarch cluster. Specify a different cluster, then try again.

404

(BasicFailedReply) One or more {instance_ids} can't be found. (code: 'clusters.instances_not_found')

449

(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

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curl -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_age" : 0,
      "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" : {}
   }
}
'