Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Create and configure the snapshot directory.

   Using the Secure Shell (SSH), log in to the node-1 node as cloud_user via the public IP address.

   Become the elastic user with:

   sudo su - elastic
   

   Create the directory where snapshots will be stored with:

   mkdir /home/elastic/snapshot
   

   Add the following line to /home/elastic/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml:

   path.repo: "/home/elastic/snapshots"
   

   Restart the elasticsearch node with:

   pkill -F /home/elastic/elasticsearch/pid
   /home/elastic/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -d -p pid
   

2. Challenge

   Create the "test_repo" repository.

   Use the Kibana console tool to execute the following:

   PUT _snapshot/test_repo
   {
     "type": "fs",
     "settings": {
       "location": "/home/elastic/snapshots"
     }
   }
   

3. Challenge

   Back up the "bank" index.

   Use the Kibana console tool to execute the following:

   PUT _snapshot/test_repo/bank_1?wait_for_completion=true
   {
     "indices": "bank", 
     "include_global_state": false
   }
   

4. Challenge

   Restore the "bank" index as "bank_restored".

   Use the Kibana console tool to execute the following:

   POST _snapshot/test_repo/bank_1/_restore
   {
     "indices": "bank",
     "rename_pattern": "(.+)",
     "rename_replacement": "$1_restored"
   }