# How to reposite the elasticsearch 2.3.4 to elasticsearch 2.3.1

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reposite-the-elasticsearch-2-3-4-to-elasticsearch-2-3-1/60871>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 19, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reposite-the-elasticsearch-2-3-4-to-elasticsearch-2-3-1/60871 "2016-09-19T11:13:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![sukesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sukesh/32/10890_2.png) [@sukesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sukesh)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reposite-the-elasticsearch-2-3-4-to-elasticsearch-2-3-1/60871/1 "2016-09-19T11:13:03Z")

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HI guys ,  
i have come up with a new problem , i have created an index in elasticsearch 2.3.4 but now i need to use the index in the elasticsearch 2.3.1! i tried with snapshot repository way but it is throwing error like

{  
"error": {  
"root\_cause": [  
{  
"type": "snapshot\_restore\_exception",  
"reason": "[my\_backup:snapshot\_1] the snapshot was created with Elasticsearch version [2.3.4] which is higher than the version of this node [2.3.1]"  
}  
],  
"type": "snapshot\_restore\_exception",  
"reason": "[my\_backup:snapshot\_1] the snapshot was created with Elasticsearch version [2.3.4] which is higher than the version of this node [2.3.1]"  
},  
"status": 500  
}

please respond us back

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reposite-the-elasticsearch-2-3-4-to-elasticsearch-2-3-1/60871/2 "2016-09-19T11:29:58Z")

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Please format your code using `</>` icon. It will make your post more readable.

You can't do that. You need to upgrade your cluster which is running the 2.3.1 version.  
It can be done with a rolling upgrade probably.

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**Author:** ![sukesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sukesh/32/10890_2.png) [@sukesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sukesh)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reposite-the-elasticsearch-2-3-4-to-elasticsearch-2-3-1/60871/3 "2016-09-19T13:31:14Z")

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Thank you very much @dadoonet

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reposite-the-elasticsearch-2-3-4-to-elasticsearch-2-3-1/60871/4 "2017-07-05T22:19:10Z")

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