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@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ and then the previous write index can be cloned.
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Use the clone index API to clone an existing index into a new index, where each
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original primary shard is cloned into a new primary shard in the new index.
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-IMPORTANT: Cloning doesn't copy index metadata. This metadata includes aliases,
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-{ilm-init} phase definitions, and {ccr-init} follower information. For example,
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-if you clone a {ccr-init} follower index, the resulting clone won't be a
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-follower index.
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+IMPORTANT: {es} doesn't apply index templates to the resulting index. The API
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+also doesn't copy index settings or metadata from the original index. Index
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+metadata includes aliases, {ilm-init} phase definitions, and {ccr-init} follower
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+information. For example, if you clone a {ccr-init} follower index, the
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+resulting clone won't be a follower index.
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[[cloning-works]]
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===== How cloning works
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