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@@ -68,11 +68,15 @@ You can force merge multiple indices with a single request by targeting:
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* One or more index aliases that point to multiple indices
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* All data streams and indices in a cluster
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-Multi-index operations are executed one shard at a
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-time per node. Force merge makes the storage for the shard being merged
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-temporarily increase, up to double its size in case `max_num_segments` parameter
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-is set to `1`, as all segments need to be rewritten into a new one.
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-
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+Each targeted shard is force-merged separately using <<modules-threadpool,the
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+`force_merge` threadpool>>. By default each node only has a single
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+`force_merge` thread which means that the shards on that node are force-merged
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+one at a time. If you expand the `force_merge` threadpool on a node then it
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+will force merge its shards in parallel.
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+
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+Force merge makes the storage for the shard being merged temporarily
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+increase, up to double its size in case `max_num_segments` parameter is set to
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+`1`, as all segments need to be rewritten into a new one.
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[[forcemerge-api-path-params]]
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==== {api-path-parms-title}
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