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@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Freezes an index.
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[[freeze-index-api-desc]]
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==== {api-description-title}
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-A frozen index has almost no overhead on the cluster (except
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-for maintaining its metadata in memory), and is blocked for write operations.
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-See <<frozen-indices>> and <<unfreeze-index-api>>.
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+A frozen index has almost no overhead on the cluster (except for maintaining its
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+metadata in memory) and is read-only. Read-only indices are blocked for write
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+operations, such as <<indexing,docs-index_>> or <<indices-forcemerge,force
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+merges>>. See <<frozen-indices>> and <<unfreeze-index-api>>.
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IMPORTANT: Freezing an index will close the index and reopen it within the same
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API call. This causes primaries to not be allocated for a short amount of time
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