# Adding a node with data to cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-node-with-data-to-cluster/72386>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 22, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-node-with-data-to-cluster/72386 "2017-01-22T09:08:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![gubr123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@gubr123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gubr123)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-node-with-data-to-cluster/72386/1 "2017-01-22T09:08:56Z")

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Hi.  
I am using elasticsearch 2.4.1

I have a cluster of ES nodes, and another standalone node with data stored.

I want to add the standalone node to the ES cluster. when I do it, I loose all the data stored in the standalone node.

How do I add the data of the standalone node to the cluster? (How do I add the node with the data in it to the cluster)

Thanks

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-node-with-data-to-cluster/72386/2 "2017-01-22T09:58:54Z")

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The only way guaranteed would be to snapshot the data on that node, add it to the cluster, then restore it.

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**Author:** ![gubr123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@gubr123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gubr123)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-node-with-data-to-cluster/72386/3 "2017-01-22T10:07:13Z")

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Thanks for your response.

How do I do that?  
Is there any built-in way in ES to do that?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 10:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-node-with-data-to-cluster/72386/4 "2017-01-22T10:08:01Z")

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[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/modules-snapshots.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/modules-snapshots.html)

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**Author:** ![gubr123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@gubr123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gubr123)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-node-with-data-to-cluster/72386/5 "2017-01-22T13:12:33Z")

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Trying to do as you said.  
Did a snapshot and restored it on the single node. worked perfectly.

Now, trying to restore the snapshot on the cluster. getting the error:

> {"error":{"root\_cause":[{"type":"repository\_verification\_exception","reason":"[backup1] [M7MPBVv6RM2vngZdhcSO1g, 'RemoteTransportException[[nOdE2][172.31.251.79:9300][internal:admin/repository/verify]]; nested: RepositoryMissingException[[backup1] missing];'], [ibrUF4NhT7G8-SHxh9Rn8w, 'RemoteTransportException[[nOdE1][172.31.251.78:9300][internal:admin/repository/verify]]; nested: RepositoryMissingException[[backup1] missing];']]"}],"type":"repository\_verification\_exception","reason":"[backup1] [M7MPBVv6RM2vngZdhcSO1g, 'RemoteTransportException[[nOdE2][172.31.251.79:9300][internal:admin/repository/verify]]; nested: RepositoryMissingException[[backup1] missing];'], [ibrUF4NhT7G8-SHxh9Rn8w, 'RemoteTransportException[[nOdE1][172.31.251.78:9300][internal:admin/repository/verify]]; nested: RepositoryMissingException[[backup1] missing];']]"},"status":500}

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-node-with-data-to-cluster/72386/6 "2017-01-22T20:30:36Z")

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Did you add the repo to the new cluster?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-node-with-data-to-cluster/72386/7 "2017-02-19T20:31:22Z")

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