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[DOCS] Data stream snapshot behavior with excluded backing indices (#…
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danhermann committed Jun 30, 2021
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Expand Up @@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ You can also choose to include only specific backing indices in a snapshot.
However, these backups do not include the associated data stream's
metadata or its other backing indices.

Snapshots can also include a data stream but exclude specific backing indices.
When you restore the data stream, it will contain only backing indices present
in the snapshot. If the stream's original write index is not in the snapshot,
the most recent backing index from the snapshot becomes the stream's write index.

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[[create-snapshot-process-details]]
=== Snapshot process details
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