cross-cluster-replication-example.js

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# Cross Cluster Replication Example
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# On follower (remote), register "leader" (origin) cluster

PUT /_cluster/settings
{
  "persistent" : {
    "cluster" : {
      "remote" : {
        "leader" : {
          "seeds" : [
            "127.0.0.1:9301" 
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

GET _cluster/settings

GET /_remote/info

# You can search through Cross Cluster Search functionality

GET leader:apache-2014/_search

# On leader, makesure index.soft_delete.enabled is true

GET apache-2014/_settings

# On follower, follow apache-2014 index

PUT /apache-2014-copy/_ccr/follow
{
  "remote_cluster" : "leader",
  "leader_index" : "apache-2014"
}

GET _ccr/stats

GET apache-2014-copy/_search

# Alternatively automaticallly follow index creations

PUT /_ccr/auto_follow/apache
{
  "remote_cluster" : "leader",
  "leader_index_patterns" :
  [
    "apache-*" 
  ],
  "follow_index_pattern" : "{{leader_index}}-copy" 
}

GET _ccr/auto_follow

DELETE _ccr/auto_follow/apache

# Pause and unfollow to be a regular index

POST /apache-2014-copy/_ccr/pause_follow

POST apache-2014-copy/_close

POST /apache-2014-copy/_ccr/unfollow

POST apache-2014-copy/_open

# Cleanup

DELETE apache-2014-copy

PUT /_cluster/settings
{
  "persistent" : {
    "cluster.remote.leader.seeds" : null
  }
}