From ccd6ca49b883457d1049decbc79d2c28809f969a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Hermann Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:57:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS] Data stream snapshot behavior with excluded backing indices (#72761) (#74761) --- docs/reference/snapshot-restore/take-snapshot.asciidoc | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/take-snapshot.asciidoc b/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/take-snapshot.asciidoc index 22f06455baffd..8a14a9ed28c5e 100644 --- a/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/take-snapshot.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/take-snapshot.asciidoc @@ -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. + [discrete] [[create-snapshot-process-details]] === Snapshot process details