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				|  |  | +[[index-lifecycle-and-snapshots]]
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				|  |  | +== Restoring Snapshots of Managed Indices
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				|  |  | +beta[]
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				|  |  | +When restoring a snapshot that contains indices managed by Index Lifecycle
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				|  |  | +Management, the lifecycle will automatically continue to execute after the
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				|  |  | +snapshot is restored. Notably, the `min_age` is relative to the original
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				|  |  | +creation or rollover of the index, rather than when the index was restored. For
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				|  |  | +example, a monthly index that is restored partway through its lifecycle after an
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				|  |  | +accidental deletion will be continue through its lifecycle as expected: The
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				|  |  | +index will be shrunk, reallocated to different nodes, or deleted on the same
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				|  |  | +schedule whether or not it has been restored from a snapshot.
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				|  |  | +However, there may be cases where you need to restore an index from a snapshot,
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				|  |  | +but do not want it to automatically continue through its lifecycle, particularly
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				|  |  | +if the index would rapidly progress through lifecycle phases due to its age. For
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				|  |  | +example, you may wish to add or update documents in an index before it is marked
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				|  |  | +read only or shrunk, or prevent an index from automatically being deleted.
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				|  |  | +To stop lifecycle policy execution on an index restored from a snapshot, before
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				|  |  | +restoring the snapshot, <<start-stop-ilm,lifecycle policy execution can be
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				|  |  | +paused>> to allow the policy to be removed.
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				|  |  | +For example, the following workflow can be used in the above situation to
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				|  |  | +prevent the execution of the lifecycle policy for an index:
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				|  |  | +1. Pause execution of all lifecycle policies using the <<ilm-stop,Stop ILM API>>
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				|  |  | +2. Restore the snapshot.
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				|  |  | +3. Perform whatever operations you wish before resuming lifecycle execution, or
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				|  |  | +    remove the lifecycle policy from the index using the
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				|  |  | +    <<ilm-remove-policy,Remove Policy from Index API>>
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				|  |  | +4. Resume execution of lifecycle policies using the <<ilm-start,Start ILM API>>
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